Thursday, February 26, 2009

Mutineers Forced To Surrender After Massacre In Bangladeshi Capital

Surrendering: Bangladesh border guards prepared to stand down after their deadly mutiny that started in Dhaka Wednesday and spread throughout the country.Pavel Rahman/AP

From The Guardian:


Details of a bloodbath in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, emerged yesterday in the wake of an uprising by paramilitaries who were finally forced to surrender by columns of advancing tanks.

One government source said 50 people had been killed, though the official toll was 11 last night, including an army major general and his wife murdered in cold blood by members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the border security force.

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My Comment: This story will be updated tomorrow morning.

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