Rebels behead farmers

FREETOWN - Twenty two farmers were beheaded early this week when rebels of the Revolutionary United Front attacked a village …

FREETOWN - Twenty two farmers were beheaded early this week when rebels of the Revolutionary United Front attacked a village in southern Sierra Leone, journalists reported yesterday. The attack took place on Monday in Gangi village in the Moyamba district. Five farmers had their hands amputated.

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