Bangladesh - Tanks Guard Presidential Palace 

(21 May 1996) T/I: 10:15:14
Tanks remained on guard around the Bangladesh presidential palace in Dhaka on Tuesday (21/5) after a night of tension and confusion following the sacking of the national army chief. Troops were on guard around other key installations in the city. There were hundreds of curious onlookers but no incidents were reported. The tanks moved onto the streets on Monday night (20/5) after President Abdur Rahman Biswas ordered the sacking of Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim.
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DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 21/5
Army vehicles moving along outside television station
army guarding television station gate behind sand bags
television tower
troops at corner near presidential palace
tank at back of presidential house, guarding back gate
ws of presidential palace
soldier off tank
soldier perched near tank
traffic in street moving along as normal during morning rush hour
people walking across street
tank tracks leading to gate of presidential palace
soldier on the grounds of the presidential palace
pan tank tracks leading to presidential palace
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