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Committee to probe violations

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambian and Angolan defence chiefs on Sunday agreed to establish a special committee to investigate charges of border violations by members of their armies, news reports said.

    The 10-member committee - which will include defence and home affairs ministers, senior military, police and internal security officials - was agreed in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, after four days of talks by members of the Joint Permanent Commission that oversees relations between the two neighbouring countries.

    In a statement released after the meeting, the commission expressed concern at the deteriorating security situation along the common border and agreed to intensify cooperation aimed at improving the situation, added the reports.

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