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Three more abducted nuns killed

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    Spanish journalist Javier Espinosa, released by rebels in Freetown yesterday, said three nuns abducted by the RUF earlier this month had been killed during an exchange of gunfire between rebels and ECOMOG forces, AFP reported. Citing the Spanish daily ‘El Mundo’, AFP said the three victims were buried in the hills near where Espinosa was help captive for 48 hours. A fourth nun had been killed by her kidnappers on Saturday. Two other abducted nuns were still alive, Espinosa was quoted as saying.

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