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Mirwaiz Farooq under house arrest

By Our Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, MARCH 20. The acting chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq, was placed under house arrest this morning, to prevent him from going to New Delhi in connection with a ``meeting'' with the visiting U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton.

Mirwaiz Farooq said police cordoned off his residence during the night and he was asked not to go outside without police permission.

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