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Bangladesh
Banglarmy foils bid to topple govt
2012-01-20
[Bangla Daily Star] The army has foiled a "coup attempt to overthrow the present democratic government", a military front man said yesterday.

A band of religious fanatics, made up of mid-ranking officers and their retired colleagues, was involved in the failed putsch at the instigation of some non-resident Bangladeshis.
Possibly connected to our bosom friend and ally Pakistan?
Brigadier General Muhammad Mashud Razzaq, director of Personnel Services Directorate, made the disclosures at an unprecedented press briefing at the Army Officers Club in Dhaka cantonment.
Posted by:Fred

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