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U.S. Embassy in Liberia Hit by Mortar Fire; Deaths Reported

The situation in Liberia went from bad to worse Monday as mortar duels between government and rebel forces killed more than 90 people in the capital,  Monrovia ( search ), with one shell striking the commissary on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy.At least three people were confirmed injured in the commissary attack; aid workers told Fox News' Jennifer Eccleston, holed up in the embassy grounds with other journalists, that some people had been killed.Far more devastating was a direct hit on the diplomatic residence compound across the street, in which 25 people were killed. An estimated 10,000 refugees had taken shelter from the fighting in the compound.Reuters reported early Tuesday that Liberia's Defence Minister Daniel Chea said more than 600 civilians have been killed in Monrovia over the past few days.Enraged Liberians lined up at least 18 bloodied, mangled bodies from the compound in the street outside the embassy. Some shouted, "We are going to die for nothing," as two embassy gua...

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