The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Notes from Sierra Leone: United Nations Staff Attacked by RUF Rebels in West
In news from Sierra Leone, United Nations peacekeepers from the Nigerian contingent came under attack by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels along the road between Port Loko and Lungi, in the west, early yesterday morning. The attack is believed to have involved about a company of RUF combatants and lasted for about four hours. Two Nigerian soldiers were wounded.
The RUF yesterday also attacked Sierra Leonean Government forces in the Port Loko area. The situation in that area is now reported to be quiet, but units there have been placed on maximum alert.
Also yesterday, Salim A. Salim, Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), wrapped up a two-day visit to Sierra Leone, during which he was briefed on developments there by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Behrooz Sadry, and visited the United Nations Mission's units at Hastings, just outside Freetown. He expressed the region's strong support for the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
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