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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| U.N. Troops Arrest Dozens in Liberia |
| 2004-11-01 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Details from personal emails: Liberia 10-30-04 (pm) Dear Friends of Liberia - The past 48 hours in Liberia have again brought news of violence and conflict. Please be in prayer for our friends there and for the protection of the Christian witness in that country. From what I have learned, on Thursday afternoon or evening, a group of Liberians from the Mandingo ethnic group started a disturbance in an area on the edge of Monrovia, known as the Red Light junction. The conflict initially was between two ethnic groups, but has now become a Muslim - Christian conflict. Friday several Christian churches and Muslim mosques were burned - I have heard reports of several persons being killed by gunfire into crowds. On Saturday morning ( about 11a.m. our time) I spoke to Emile Sam-Peal, Lincoln Brownell and Napoleon Brathwaite. Each of them told me that they were OK, and that things were somewhat calmer. The government had imposed a curfew, and after some delay, the UN Peacekeepers had become involved and that about 100 persons had been arrested. ... While the news I was able to get this morning gave some indication that this could be a small incident and would be easily controlled... this evening at about 7 pm, (11 pm in Liberia) I received a call from Napoleon Brathwaite. He said that things had deteriorated again - that the Muslim groups were threatening to burn Christian churches "because we couldn't worship on Friday at our Mosques - you will not be able to worship in your churches". Napoleon said that the area near Peaceful Baptist church (the church he pastors) was affected and that several homes had been burned - He did not believe that the church had been damaged. Tonight he said they were targeting the area where he and his family live. Napoleon told me that the men of the community were gathering, with what ever they had (knives, sticks etc) to defend their area. They had made calls to ask for UN Peace keeper help but at the time he called, there had been no response. .... 10-31-04 a.m. Good morning I spoke to Rev. Napoleon Brathwaite at 5:10 a.m this morning (10:10 a.m. their time). He said that the night had been quiet. Shortly after he called me last evening, the UN people - or some police persons, had come to the area where he lives and told the people that they would keep things quiet. Napoleon said the neighborhood was still not feeling secure, so most of them stayed up all night. ...... I do know of one children's home (the John Mark Carpenter Children's Rescue and School) who lost all of their supply of rice for the children during the early stages of this current uprising. ...... |
| Posted by: James 2004-11-01 12:25:41 PM |
| #1 "Balif,wack his peepee". |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-11-01 8:56:39 AM |