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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment hold hymn books attending a religous service before preparing to leave their base in Colchester, Essex for peace keeping duties in Macedonia. *Hundreds more British Paras were preparing to leave for Macedonia after Nato chiefs ordered them to begin collecting weapons from Albanian rebels. Up to 700 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment will begin flying out to join an advanced party of 400. They will lead a 3,500-strong international force gathering arms surrendered by the rebel Albanian National Liberation Army under a peace

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment hold hymn books attending a religous service before preparing to leave their base in Colchester, Essex for peace keeping duties in Macedonia. *Hundreds more British Paras were preparing to leave for Macedonia after Nato chiefs ordered them to begin collecting weapons from Albanian rebels. Up to 700 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment will begin flying out to join an advanced party of 400. They will lead a 3,500-strong international force gathering arms surrendered by the rebel Albanian National Liberation Army under a peace Stock Photo

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2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

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22 August 2001

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Colchester UK

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Stefan Rousseau

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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment hold hymn books attending a religous service before preparing to leave their base in Colchester, Essex for peace keeping duties in Macedonia. *Hundreds more British Paras were preparing to leave for Macedonia after Nato chiefs ordered them to begin collecting weapons from Albanian rebels. Up to 700 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment will begin flying out to join an advanced party of 400. They will lead a 3, 500-strong international force gathering arms surrendered by the rebel Albanian National Liberation Army under a peace deal brokered.

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