Freetown reported calm after attempted rebel incursion

Humanitarian sources told IRIN that Freetown was calm yesterday. An ECOMOG official was quoted as saying rebels still trapped in the city were being flushed out with the help of residents who were providing information. Rebels attempted to enter Freetown over the weekend via Tombo town, but were repelled by ECOMOG troops who killed about 85 insurgents, the official said. However, residents were still fleeing the city with about 400 arriving in Conakry last week, according to the humanitarian sources. Elsewhere in the country, a rebel attack was reported on Kenema airport on Sunday, while a large influx of displaced people arrived in Bo from Mile 91. They have yet to be registered. One humanitarian worker who returned from Bo last week described the situation as tense, with fuel seven times the normal price.