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Vol. 5 Num 864 Thu. November 02, 2006  
   
International


Swapping guns for brooms
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Nepalese Maoists take part in a clean up campaign in Kathmandu yesterday. Swapping guns for brooms and shovels, hundreds of rebel Maoists have started a clean-up campaign in Nepal's polluted and often filthy capital as part of their bid to gain wider respectability. PHOTO: AFP