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Portugal to aid police force

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    Accords to help strengthen Cape Verde's police force were signed on Friday at the end of a three-day visit to the archipelago by Portugal's Internal Administration Minister, Jorge Coelho, Lusa reported.

    The Portuguese news agency said areas to benefit from the agreements included criminal investigation, passport control and the setting up of an anti-terrorist police unit. Coelho also delivered equipment to the police, firefighting and civil defence forces, it reported.

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