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Missiles to be handed over

New Delhi Sept. 23. As a step towards immediate operational deployment of short and medium range nuclear capable Agni missiles, the Government has decided to hand them over to the Army, which is raising two missile groups for the purpose.

``The Government has cleared raising of these two Agni-specific groups some time ago,'' a Defence Ministry spokesman said today, adding that the plans were now under implementation. — PTI

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