Machete sales on Grande Comore have sky-rocketed in recent days, prompting fears for the island's Anjouanais community.
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Negotiators shuttled back and forth from Grand Comore to Anjouan, only to be deceived by Mr Bacar, who, say diplomats, promised compromise while digging in.
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