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Afghanistan/South Asia |
Troops patrol tense Gilgit |
2005-01-09 |
![]() Dr Muhammad Yaqub at the government hospital in Gilgit said the death toll had risen to 14 from 11 in Saturday's violence, after which a curfew was imposed in the town and the army was called in to control the mob. The names of the three victims could not be known because of the curfew, sources said. The curfew was still in place on Sunday and residents said soldiers were patrolling the streets on vehicles mounted with machineguns. |
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