Security High in Ayodhya

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AYODHYA, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Attempting to instill confidence among residents, a 100-vehicle convoy of gun-totting paramilitary forces personnel staged a flag march of the twin towns of Ayodhya and Faizabad. Security was further beefed up following intelligence reports that a group of terrorists in the garb of kar sewaks might try to target the makeshift temple. Central Reserve Police Force, Provincial Armed Constabulary and units of UP police, in full anti-riot gear and totting machine guns, marched through the twin cities passing through sensitive areas, including lanes close to the disputed site.