21. But in a recent interview, Milosevic said any attempt by NATO to cross into Yugoslavia would be prevented by Yugoslav border troops. 22. But outside their house stood a contingent of border troops. 23. Clashes between Indian and Pakistani border troops are common, but the firing that erupted late last month was especially intense. 24. Clusters of police and green-uniformed border troops stood guard at the entrances to the hilltop plaza as tourists arrived in droves. 25. Customs agents in green paramilitary uniforms checked the inside of the bus while border troops stood guard outside. 26. Earlier, Chernomyrdin presided over the emergency meeting of ministers of defense and interior, the chiefs of domestic and foreign intelligence, the border troops and others. 27. Elchin Guliyev, the commander of the Azeri border guard troops, briefed Aliyev on the problems facing his unit. 28. Frequent clashes have been reported between border troops and drug smugglers. 29. Gen. Kudusi Lama, commander of border troops in neighboring Albania, said he was worried about major buildups of troops and weapons by the Yugoslav army. 30. He accused Russian border troops and their chief Andrei Nikolayev of treating Georgia as if it were a Russian province. |