Friday, February 27, 2009

Military Officers Massacred In Bangladesh Mutiny

Two soldiers, second from left and third from right, the border guard force known as the Bangladesh Rifles, who were held as hostages by mutinous soldiers, after they were released by their captors on Thursday. (Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Officials Look For Corpses After Bangladesh Mutiny -- Yahoo News/AP

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Security forces searching the headquarters of a mutinous Bangladeshi border guard unit on Friday discovered the bodies of dozens of officers in shallow graves on the compound, raising the death toll to 66, officials said.

The discovery comes a day after the mutinous guards surrendered at the compound in the capital Dhaka, shortly after the government sent in tanks in a show of force. The mutineers had been promised amnesty to persuade them to surrender.

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More News On Bangladesh's Mutiny

Bangladesh security chief among mutiny dead -- Yahoo News/AFP
Mass grave found in Bangladesh -- International Herald Tribune
Bangladeshi Troops Uncover Mass Grave -- Voice Of America
Bangladesh mutiny death toll about 70 - officials -- Reuters
Death toll of mutiny rises to 60 in Bangladesh -- China View
Bangladesh army quashes mutiny after guards massacre officers -- The Guardian
Hundreds of Bangladeshi mutineers arrested -- UPI
Bangladesh Says Mutinous Guards Surrender -- Voice of America
Bangladeshi Border Guards End Mutiny -- Washington Post
Guard Mutiny in Bangladesh Ends -- New York Times
Bangladesh Arrests 200 Rebels, Hunts for Missing Army Officers -- Bloomberg
Bangladesh Guard Mutiny is Over -- BBC News
Media sympathy and anger at mutiny -- BBC
Three day mourning for mutiny victims in Bangladesh -- Press Trust Of India

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