Tight security on militant threat as B'desh marks Independence
Day
SECURITY was tight in the Bangladesh capital
Sunday as the country marked its 35th Independence Day anniversary
by highlighting action against deadly Islamic militant attacks in
the past year.
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Pakistani police arrest 57 suspected rebels
PAKISTANI Police arrested nearly 60 tribesmen
suspected of involvement in attacks on security forces and
government installations in the southwestern province of Baluchistan,
police said.
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Anti-Thaksin protesters paralyse Bangkok's shopping district
THOUSANDS of protesters Sunday flooded the
streets and surrounded shopping centers in Bangkok's ritzy downtown
following an overnight rally pressing for Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra to quit, one week ahead of trouble-plagued elections.
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