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Civilians speak of murder, rape, abductions

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    Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the northern towns of Lunsar, Makeni and Rogberi Junction have accused the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of abductions, rapes and killings, according to UN sources.

    The IDPs recounted the abuses as they began arriving over the past week at IDP camps in Freetown and Waterloo, some 20 km south of the capital, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported, quoted a WFP official.

    WFP and its implementing partners have started distributing food for some 25,000 new IDPs in Loko Masama and Kafu Bullom in Port Loko District. By Wednesday WFP had completed food distributions to more than 12,000 people in Kafu Bullom. The UN agency plans to assess other locations in Loko Massama and says that the numbers of IDPs needing assistance will rise, OCHA reported.

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