Word: guardpost
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...winding road to the palace for our 10:30 p.m. appointment, the sky suddenly lit up with a great red flash, followed by the roar of big guns. The troops that normally stand guard along the road were in their bunkers. A quick telephone call from the guardpost to the palace confirmed that we were expected, and our car moved on, its lights out. The front entrance of the huge presidential residence, however, was ablaze with light, though even this semblance of normality was shattered by a sudden explosion. Incoming artillery. We dashed inside to be greeted by an imperturbable...
...broad as 17 in., they pushed through into a little-used utility corridor behind the cell wall. From there, they climbed up a 30-ft. pipe to an air-conditioning vent, pried it loose and squeezed through to the roof. By now they were in full view of the guardpost at the No. 1 tower at the northern end of the prison compound...
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