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Last churchmen freed by rebels

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    Two church representatives, Irish missionary Brother Noel Bradshaw of the Order of Christian Brothers and Sierra Leonean priest Father Dominic Kargbo, were freed last Thursday by rebels, according to the Rome-based Missionary News Agency (MISNA). The two priests had been trapped in Makeni, Northern Province, since the end of last year when the city was taken by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels. Their release was reportedly negotiated by a Muslim 'military chaplain' who accompanies the rebel forces. He also lent his vehicle to allow for their transport to the Guinean border, according to MISNA. [See separate item issued earlier today by IRIN West Africa]

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