Rebels threaten attacks as Burma tr

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Subject: Rebels threaten attacks as Burma troops dig in

                     Rebels threaten attacks as
                     Burma troops dig in

                     March 4, 1997
                     Web posted at: 1:00 p.m. EST (1800
                     GMT) 

                     RANGOON, Burma (CNN) --
                     Ethnic Karen rebels on Tuesday
                     threatened heightened guerrilla
                     activity inside Burma after the
                     military government vowed to keep
                     troops for as long as necessary at
                     the Thai-Burmese border where the rebels are based. 

                     For decades, the Karen National Union (KNU) guerrilla
                     organization has sought greater autonomy from Burma's 
central
                     government. A Burmese offensive against the KNU in recent
                     weeks has sent thousands of refugees into neighboring 
Thailand. 

                     Fifteen other ethnic groups which have signed cease-fire 
deals with
                     the Rangoon government have not given up their arms, but 
have
                     agreed not to wage armed struggle, said senior 
intelligence official
                     Col. Kyaw Thein. 

                     Reuters contributed to this report.



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