Sierra Leone Hostages Freed
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A rebel faction holding Western and other hostages here freed groups of them Sunday, the fifth day of their captivity, sources close to U.N. negotiators said.
At least half the 34 who remained captive earlier Sunday had reportedly been released by day’s end.
U.N. officials listed those released as seven U.N. military observers, six local drivers, two members of the West African ECOMOG peacekeeping force, two journalists, a Ghanaian aid worker and a Sierra Leone government official. Diplomats predicted that the rest would be free by today.
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