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Day of prayer for captured soldiers

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Zambian government has declared Thursday a national day of prayer for about 200 Zambian peacekeeping soldiers captured in Sierra Leone by rebels.

    According to the country’s deputy minister for religious affairs, Reverend Peter Chintala, the multi-denominational prayers would be conducted at an Anglican cathedral in the capital Lusaka and that senior government officials were expected to attend.

    The Zambian soldiers are among the 500 UN troops being held hostage by rebels of the Revolutionary United Front of Foday Sankoh.

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