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Suspected Ukrainian mercenaries detained

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    Military officials said 25 suspected rebels and eight Ukrainians, thought to be mercenaries, had been detained for questioning, Reuters reported today. An ECOMOG officer told IRIN that the Ukrainians were being held by the government of Sierra Leone. ECOMOG confirmed the presence of European mercenaries in the battle for Makeni but today’s report was the first of their capture.

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