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The Associated Press; Wednesday, December 17, 1997 18:05:00
The two women had been having sex with soldiers based at Catterick garrison in Yorkshire, 210 miles north of London, Col. Neil Donaldson said in a special order.
The women "are believed to be liberal with their affections, particularly to soldiers, and are not averse to indulging in casual sex, often unprotected," Donaldson said in the statement issued Tuesday.
The Sun tabloid newspaper said that more than 100 men had asked for AIDS tests after the announcement and speculated that the women may have been deliberately trying to infect soldiers.
The Ministry of Defense did not say whether any of the soldiers tested had the HIV virus.
Catterick garrison is the headquarters of the 19th mechanized brigade, which includes battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, the Highlanders and the Queen's Royal Hussars.
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