Britain denies any military involvement

The British Foreign Office yesterday denied an RUF accusation that the British frigate HMS Norfolk had intervened in the conflict, news agencies said. “The UK has not taken any military action and does not intend to,” AFP quoted a Foreign Office spokeswoman as saying. RUF commander Sam Bockarie earlier yesterday had accused the British military of using the warship to shell rebel positions in Freetown. AFP today said that military personnel from the British frigate had visited a central stadium in Freetown to assess the situation in preparation for handing out humanitarian supplies there. Thousands of displaced people who fled the conflict have crowded into the stadium in recent days, humanitarian sources said.