SIERRA LEONE/UN: NIGERIA UNITED NATIONS TROOPS WORKING WITH SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT FORCES SECURE TOWN OF WATERLOO

Record ID: 980048

  • Title: SIERRA LEONE/UN: NIGERIA UNITED NATIONS TROOPS WORKING WITH SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT FORCES SECURE TOWN OF WATERLOO
  • Date: 11th May 2000
  • Summary: WATERLOO, SIERRA LEONE (MAY 11, 2000)(REUTERS) 1. VARIOUS SLA SOLDIERS IN WATERLOO AFTER SECURING TOWN (7 SHOTS) 0.33 2. SLV RESIDENTS RETURNING TO WATERLOO 0.42 3. SV SOUNDBITE (English) SUSAN KING, RESIDENT OF WATERLOO RETURNING HOME: " Because I saw some soldiers around I think that everything is safe now." 0.48 4. SLV TOWN ACTIVITY AS RESIDENTS RETURN 0.56 3. SV SOUNDBITE (English) CORPORAL KOROMA, FROM SLA (SIERRA LEONIAN ARMY): " This morning we are here in control of the place. We make sure that the (rebels) will not come around again, to stop anyone, we pushed them away, far distance about thirty miles from here." 1.14 4. MV MEMBER OF OF THE KAMAJOR MILITIA (2 SHOTS) 1.23 5. SLV TROOPS SEARCHING RETURNING RESIDENTS 1.29 6. LV RESIDENTS 1.32 7. SV NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPERS ADVANCE WITH SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT TROOPS DOWN A ROAD. 1.37 8. LV TROOPS WATCH SOLDIERS WALKING WITH RIFLE PROPELLED GRENADE LAUNCHER. 1.41 9. GV SIERRA LEONE MI-23 HELICOPTER GUNSHIP FLIES OVERHEAD 1.45 10. TRAVEL GRENADE LAUNCHER WITH HELICOPTER GUNSHIP IN DISTANCE 1.50 11. TRACK FEMALE NIGERIAN SOLDIER RIDES ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN MOUNTED ON A TRUCK 1.57 12. MV CLOSE UP FEMALE NIGERIAN SOLDIER 2.00 13. BV SOLDIERS MOVING TOWARDS FIRE FIGHT (hear lots of fire in the background) 2.07 14. SLV ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN FIRING FROM A TRUCK 2.14 15. MV SOLDIERS TAKE COVER IN A DITCH NEXT TO THE ROAD 2.19 16. SLV JEEP WITH HEAVY MACHINE GUN RACES TOWARDS FIRING POSITION 2.23 17. MV SOLDIERS FIRE AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN 2.27 18. PAN TO HEAVY MACHINE GUN BEING FIRED FROM A JEEP (can see incoming fire hitting the ground) 2.37 19. SLV SUSPECTED REBEL SOLDIER, TIED BY THE NECK, BEING DRAGGED BY GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS AND MILITIAS 2.52 20. SLV GOVERNMENT SOLDIER RUNS INTO FIRING POSITION AND FIRES 2.55 21. SLV NIGERIAN FORCES RIDING ON AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER 3.06 UNITED NATIONS (MAY 11, 2000)(UNTV) 22. VARIOUS DELEGATES AT ASSEMBLY (2 SHOTS) 3.26 23. SV SOUNDBITE (English) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, KOFI ANNAN: "I demand the immediate and unconditional release of all United Nations personnel. And I thank all those, in particular the leaders of neighbouring countries, who are working to secure that outcome." 3.41 24. CA DELEGATES 3.45 25. SV SOUNDBITE (English) ANNAN: " Mr. President, I plead with you, let us not fail Sierra Leone. Let us not fail Africa. This time, in this crisis, let us back words with deeds, and mandates with the resources needed to make them work." 4.05 26. WIDE DELEGATES 4.10 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WATERLOO, SIERRA LEONE/UNITED NATIONS
  • Country: Sierra Leone
  • Reuters ID: LVABNUPTTAOYHAFUWYGYXGLKH405
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