Posted by: prem_dai February 1, 2005
An ill-advised move
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Interestingly, passengers on the aircraft reported no abnormal circumstances in Kathmandu ? only the airport had tight security. Raj Shreshtha, a Nepalese traveller, said: ??As usual there are lots of security personnel patrolling the streets. But the situation is okay. It is not as bad as what the channels are showing.?? Delhi-based businessman Akhilesh Jain, who also returned today, said: ??The airport is the only problem. Also, due to communications failure, we could not contact our relatives. The airport was deserted when we arrived there. But on the streets everything seemed normal.?? Another passenger, Poonam Nanda, said she had friends who visited the market in Kathmandu and all shops stayed open as if nothing had happened. ??Tourists were a little scared, and there was tension only in the airport.?? - http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=63895
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