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Not far from the scene, an unrelated accident turned deadly on Saturday night.

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The neighbours -- the world's two most populous nations -- remain strategic rivals competing for regional influence, but ties have eased gradually since a deadly Himalayan border clash in 2020.

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Overhead circling the courtyard is a narrow walkway, where guards with deadly rifles can appear at the first sign of unrest.

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A century ago, wolves were almost wiped out in the United States by ranchers who regarded them as deadly enemies.

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He said they were “smuggling a deadly weapon poisoning Americans” on behalf of various “terrorist organizations.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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