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Butchery By Army In East Pakistan War Shocks World
AP dispatch from Dacca portrays brutal East Pakistan army action after March 25 split, with mass killings, scorched villages, and mass graves. Eyewitnesses describe destruction around Dacca University, executions of faculty, and widespread civilian toll. Six correspondents report broader humanitarian catastrophe as censorship lifts briefly.
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Mort Rosenblum
Dacca
East Pakistan
Ganges River
Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Yahya
West Pakistan
Leas
Bangkok