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Wednesday, 29 December, 1999, 17:04 GMT=20
Burmese border guards attack Bangladeshi counterparts=20




Security officials in Bangladesh say Burmese frontier guards launched an =
unprovoked attack on Bangladeshi borderguards on Tuesday night.=20

A spokesman for the Bangladesh Rifles said the unprovoked attack by the =
Burmese Nasaka force occurred sixty-five miles south-east of the town of =
Cox's Bazar.=20

There are no reports of casualties.=20

He said the two sides held talks on Wednesday at which Burmese security =
officials expressed regret over the incident.=20

Bangladeshi officials say the ill-defined border with Burma is partly to =
blame for such attacks. The two sides are expected to hold talks next =
week to discuss the release of thirty-five Bangladeshi villagers who =
were recently captured by the Nasaka force.=20



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<DIV class=3Dbodytext><BR><BR><BR>Security officials in Bangladesh say =
Burmese=20
frontier guards launched an unprovoked attack on Bangladeshi =
borderguards on=20
Tuesday night. <BR><BR>A spokesman for the Bangladesh Rifles said the =
unprovoked=20
attack by the Burmese Nasaka force occurred sixty-five miles south-east =
of the=20
town of Cox's Bazar. <BR><BR>There are no reports of casualties. =
<BR><BR>He said=20
the two sides held talks on Wednesday at which Burmese security =
officials=20
expressed regret over the incident. <BR><BR>Bangladeshi officials say =
the=20
ill-defined border with Burma is partly to blame for such attacks. The =
two sides=20
are expected to hold talks next week to discuss the release of =
thirty-five=20
Bangladeshi villagers who were recently captured by the Nasaka force.=20
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