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    Eckhard said there were two separate attacks on Wednesday night on UNAMSIL positions and that the peacekeepers fired back. According to media reports, Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels attacked UNAMSIL positions in Newton, some 25 km south of Freetown and Port Loko, some 70 km northeast of the capital, with rocket-propelled grenades and armoured personnel carriers.

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