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Lunsar and Makeni in RUF hands

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    Rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) have gained control of the northern towns of Lunsar and Makeni, according to news reports that quoted RUF leader Foday Sankoh. Sankoh said he gave his fighters instructions to overrun the towns as some of the former Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) soldiers did not want to give peace a chance, news organisations said. ECOMOG spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Olukolade told IRIN on Tuesday that he did not dispute the claim and had not heard reports to the contrary, whether from the AFRC or other sources. “There are indications that Lunsar is calm and the stage is set to continue disarmament,” Olukolade added.

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