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Suspected rebels arrested

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    Police and British troops arrested on Thursday 14 suspected rebels on Gbane Island near Freetown, the Sierra Leone News Agency (SLENA) reported, quoting the public relations officer of the British force, Captain Fergus Smith. The suspects, who claimed to be government troops and border guards, were armed with assault rifles and ammunition. They offered no resistance.

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