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Liberians fighting in Sierra Leone urged to return home

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    The Liberian Council of Churches (LCC) today issued a statement urging all Liberians “fighting in Sierra Leone” to lay down their arms and return home, Star radio reported. According to the statement, it was an “open secret” that Liberians were fighting on both sides of the conflict. Expressing concern about the “daily destruction of innocent lives”, the LCC said it supported a call by Liberian Senator Charles Brumskine for “Liberian mercenaries in Sierra Leone to be prosecuted”. “The involvement of Liberians in the conflict has seriously damaged Liberia’s image abroad,” the statement added. The Liberian government has denied accusations of helping the rebels in Sierra Leone.

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