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ECOMOG hands over child soldiers

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    Meanwhile the West African intervention force, ECOMOG, has handed over 33 child soldiers to UNICEF in Freetown, news reports said. The children aged from five to 14, include three girls, and were captured by ECOMOG when rebels launched their attack on Freetown last month. One of the children was quoted as saying the rebels had abducted them, armed them and taught them how to fight.

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