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More troops for Angola border

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambia has sent more troops to its border with Angola, news reports said on Tuesday.

    President Frederick Chiluba was quoted as saying that Zambia had reinforced the troops along the border because it "did not want people to live in fear".

    He was also quoted as saying that Zambia was ready to defend herself and would not tolerate any attacks. "Our policy is to be friendly with all our neighbours but if we are attacked we'll attack back," he said. "If in defending ourselves we kill some people God will forgive us."

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