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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

India, Bangladesh in border clashA heavy exchange of fire between Indian and Bangladeshi border guards lasting seven hours has killed a schoolboy and

A heavy exchange of fire between Indian and Bangladeshi border guards lasting seven hours has killed a schoolboy and injured some soldiers, officials say.

The incident happened at a border point in the Dinajpur district.

A spokesman for India's Border Security Force said the fighting began when an Indian border guard was kidnapped by a gang of smugglers from Bangladesh.

The Bangladeshi border force, the Bangladesh Rifles, says it was sparked by unprovoked firing from India.

They say the Indian soldier was caught by B


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7215854.stm

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