 During the night, though, thieves, now joined by the politicals, started breaking up their bunks and cells, trying to add to their cache of shivs and arm those without weapons, while the camp authorities posted machine gunners at the hole in the wall.After a tense standoff, the camp authorities, in a surprise gesture, ordered the withdrawal of all guards from the compound.Despite appearances, this was a strictly tactical move on the part of the authorities.