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US to call up more than 50,000 reserve troops

The US is to call up more reserve troops to fight terrorism than orginally thought.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2001 - 16:49

The US is to call up more reserve troops to fight terrorism than orginally thought.

They will be needed to carry out duties both at home and in Afghanistan, under the orders of George W Bush.

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