Up to 700 Killed in Recent Liberia Fighting

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
Up to 700 Killed in Recent Liberia Fighting Up to 700 people were killed in recent fights in Liberia war-wracked capital Monrovia. Liberian rebels vowed to to carry on their fight until they control all of Monrovia. Photo by AFP

Fighting raged unabated in Liberia war-wracked capital Monrovia where Defence Minister Daniel Chea said civilian casualties approached 700 in recent days and west African ministers prepared to address the crisis in Dakar. Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebels have vowed to carry on their fight until they control all of Monrovia, where tens of thousands of people are living rough amid acute shortages of food, water and medicines.

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