President’s Troops Say Rebels Beaten Back
From Times Wire Reports
Liberian President Charles Taylor’s ragtag soldiers claimed to have beaten back a rebel advance into Monrovia, driving insurgents deeper into the swamps behind the St. Paul River bridge marking the capital’s western entrance. Thousands of civilians took flight for the second time in three days.
U.S. Marines staked out sandbag bunkers on top of the U.S. Embassy, readying for an expected helicopter evacuation of Westerners.
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