Two journalists die in ambush

Freetown - Two journalists, one Spanish and one American, and several government soldiers were killed when a Sierra Leone army…

Freetown - Two journalists, one Spanish and one American, and several government soldiers were killed when a Sierra Leone army patrol was ambushed 60 miles north-east of the capital Freetown, the BBC has reported, citing British army sources. Two other journalists, a Greek and a South African, were injured in the attack, attributed to Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels.

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