BSF peacekeeping contingent flagged off for Congo

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 24 2015 | 7:08 PM IST
A 135-member contingent of the Border Security Force was today flagged off for rendering UN mandated police duties in the African nation of Congo.
The squad was sent off by BSF Director General D K Pathak from the force headquarters here.
This is the 10th contingent of the country's largest border guarding force to the central African nation and is led by Commandant O P Upadhyaya.
The squad has been trained in mob dispersal and riot control techniques, special driving skills, providing aid to civilian authorities and basics on human rights laws.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the third largest country in Africa, bordering Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Congo has been placed under the permanent peacekeeping mission of the United Nations due to internal disturbances in the country.
This squad will be in Congo for a period of one year after it replaces an earlier BSF team stationed there.

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First Published: Nov 24 2015 | 7:08 PM IST

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