The Liberian Government says its forces have lost a major bridge close to the capital, Monrovia, during the latest fighting with rebels. Government troops are moving at speed through the checkpoint outside the capital Monrovia, five kilometres from where they say the frontline is now. The head of the Navy's marines says they have lost the Po River Bridge. There is one more bridge before the capital city. Heavily armed young men and some child soldiers are coming back from the frontline and others are in a state of excitement. The Government says this is the third day of a rebel attack with mortars and guns but there is no independent confirmation. The rebels told the BBC yesterday there had been a skirmish but it was short and it was over.
| Chuck couldn't bring himself to keep his word and beat it. Just hope there's not another ceasefire, and that they catch him, rather than waving their guns at his plane as it flies off into the sunset. |
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