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The Alashankou Border Crossing, Xinjiang, PRC. Photo courtesy of ERINA, Japan.

Shanghai Cooperation Org. to Hold Anti-Terrorism Drill in Kazakhstan

An anti-terror exercise under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in Kazakhstan from Sept. 9 to 25, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng has announced. The drill, "Peace Mission 2010," would be the seventh of its kind, Chinese news agency (Xinhua) cited Geng as saying. More than 5,000 troops from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan would be involved, he said. (Saba)

 

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