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UN patrol detained by rebels

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    UN military observers were detained for four hours on Tuesday by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels while on patrol in Segbwema in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province, Fred Eckhard, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, reported on Wednesday. The rebels, apparently all intoxicated, said that the patrol did not have clearance to enter the area. They were allowed to leave at 4 p.m and returned safely to Kenema, the main town in the east, Eckhard reported. The UN observers were checking road conditions around Segbwema as part of preparations for the deployment of UN troops, Eckhard said.

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