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Dozens of people have been killed in a mortar attack that struck terror in the hearts of Monrovians

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The attack took place as the streets were crowded with people trying to find food and water

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Angry residents dumped bodies in front of the US embassy, demanding American intervention

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People do not understand why America is not doing more to come to their help

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Dozens were killed in the attack and hundreds wounded

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More than 40 extra US troops were brought in by helicopters to guard the embassy...

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...which then evacuated foreign aid workers and journalists to nearby Sierra Leone

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The battle between government forces and rebels is intensifying...

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..although there is time for some government soldiers to take a break