1971-07-27
By Malcolm W. Browne
Page: 3
DACCA, Pakistan, July 26— Handbills prepared by Bengali separatist guerrillas appeared in Dacca today warning the population to begin evacuation of the city in preparation for a terrorist campaign against the Pakistani Army in East Pakistan.
The handbills were distributed in the Maghbazar District of the city a few blocks from the Intercontinental Hotel.
The warning, signed by the Mukti Bahini (Liberation Army), advised residents to move out by 6 P.M. local time.
The public was also warned that vehicular traffic, including taxis and rickshaws, should be off the streets at night from July 28 onward, and that the entire city should be evacuated after Aug. 1.
Bombs have exploded in Dacca every night for the last two weeks, and gunfire often accompanies the explosions. Detonations heard last night could not be immediately explained.
Actions have included the mining of roads in the outskirts of Dacca and bombing attacks against power stations, the city gas supply, homes of persons regarded by the guerrillas as enemies, army installations, bridges and communications.