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Holdup

« on: Apr 7 2005, 15:41 »

Latest from Lorenzo via satellite phone:
Progress is being held up due to a strike by the bus drivers. This in turn is due to the increasing threat of violence by Maoist rebels. The drivers are insisting on armed guards to escort them to Base Camp.

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