ABSTRACT
The open cars carrying the officers, preceded by two policemen on horseback and followed by two armoured cars, ninety men marching in front and behind, their measured pace dictating the column’s speed, clattered through the sun-baked streets. Halfway down the bazaar, at the Commanding Officer’s signal, the cortege came to an abrupt halt. At the side of the bazaar opened a narrow lane, contracting within a few yards into a cramped passage, 7½ feet wide, too restricted to allow the entry of the armoured cars equipped with machine guns.
