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Rebels near Kenema

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    A planned UN/NGO mission to the southeast town of Kenema yesterday was again cancelled for security reasons, UNHCR said. A UNHCR spokesperson said today in Geneva that an estimated 50,000 displaced people were now crowded into the town. ECOMOG was considering moving the group 20 km west of Kenema because of the proximity of rebel forces, the spokesperson said. Fighting continues to be reported near the town.

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