President Denies War Crimes Charges
President Charles Taylor of Liberia rejected his indictment on war crimes charges and claimed that his government fended off a coup attempt while rebels advanced on the country’s capital, Monrovia. Gunfire outside the capital sent thousands of panicked people fleeing.
Taylor said he accepted the resignation of Vice President Moses Blah, who was reportedly being detained at a general’s home, because of the coup attempt. Taylor’s indictment over allegations in neighboring Sierra Leone was announced Wednesday by a U.N.-sponsored court.
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