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Liberia’s Taylor ordered mass execution,panel hears

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ordered the execution of 250 mercenaries who fought in Ivory Coast’s civil war, an ex-fighter from Liberia’s war testified to a truth panel on Tuesday. Mohammed Sheriff told Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission how his comrades beat Sierra Leonean warlord Sam “Maskita” Bockarie to death and executed 250 of his fighters. Full Story