'Two dead' in India / Bangladesh border clash

Subject: 'Two dead' in India / Bangladesh border clash Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:14 pm

'Two dead' in India border clash

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Two Bangladeshis have been shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.
An official from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) said they had lodged a protest with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) over the incident.
There was no immediate response from the Indian side. India and Bangladesh share a border spanning more than 4,000km (2,485 miles).
Indian border guards are often accused of shooting at illegal immigrants.
The process of returning the bodies is under way, a BDR spokesman said.
Correspondents say that border clashes between the two sides have taken place regularly over the past decade, despite government meetings attended by both sides to reduce the number of incidents.

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