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KOLKATA, July 6: India and Bangladesh troops on Thursday exchanged gunfire along their border, officials said. There were no casualties but some 200 people were evacuated from their homes in the frontier zone of West Bengal during the gunfire, said an officer of India’s Border Security Force.
He said Bangladeshi soldiers opened fire when Indian guards chased cattle smugglers back from across the border.
He said both sides fired some 300 rounds.—AFP
