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Three AFRC killed by ECOMOG forces near Lungi

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    ECOMOG said on Monday that its troops killed three ex-SLA/AFRC members and took one prisoner in Makanta, a village north of the Freetown peninsula, according to news organisations.

    ECOMOG spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Olukolade said the three were killed on Sunday when ECOMOG troops went to repel a rebel attack on the village. A fourth rebel was seriously wounded and taken to hospital in Freetown, Reuters said.

    Makanta is close to Lungi where a demobilisation centre has been set up for former fighters, AFP reported.

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