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ECOMOG denies deploying more border troops

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    Accusations and denials continued between Sierra Leone and Liberia over allegations of further military deployment along the border between the two countries.

    President Charles Taylor cancelled his visit to Nigeria on Saturday to attend the inauguration of the new civilian president after reports of troop movement on the Sierra Leone border, the independent ‘Star’ radio reported on Monday.

    ECOMOG spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Olukulade denied the claim to IRIN on Tuesday, saying “it was not true, there has been no new deployment of troops along the border.”

    The Liberian government denied last week allegations by ECOMOG that it planned to attack Sierra Leone, dismissing them as “imaginary stories”.

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