Fighting between Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels and the West African intervention force ECOMOG continued over the weekend on the eastern outskirts of the capital Freetown as sporadic gunfire and a tense climate was reported in the city itself, news agencies said today (Monday). They said there were still pockets of rebel resistance in the Kissy neighbourhood of Freetown, and thousands of people had moved to western Freetown from the east. Power and water supplies were restored on Friday to most areas of the capital, and curfew hours were reduced to run from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., news reports said. RUF commander Sam Bockarie, however, told AFP on Friday that his troops were still strong and were “planning a surprise attack on Freetown”.
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