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Deputy Minister urges civilians to back UNAMSIL

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    Deputy Defence Minister Hinga Norman has urged Sierra Leoneans to give full support to UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) peacekeepers.

    Norman, the former leader of the Civil Defence Forces (pro-government militias), said he was confident that once the UN was fully deployed from its current level of over 8,000 troops to some 11,000, there would be peace. The security of the country was handed over to the UN force following the recent departure of the West African force ECOMOG.

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