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[fiction - news report] PAU frees hostages; rebel leader escapes

From: Indy <kochte@s...>
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 17:03:15 -0500
Subject: [fiction - news report] PAU frees hostages; rebel leader escapes

	     PAU Military Overrun Rebel Bases, Free Hostages 

		  New Anglian Interstellar News Network
		       Thursday, March 12th, 2178 

New Lusaka - The PanAfrican Union army today overran several rebel bases
in
the city of Rhamal-kesh, freeing hundreds of hostages taken by the
rebels
in the past few weeks.

A dozen hostages were killed in the firefight between the PAU army and
the
rebel forces. 

"It is an unfortunate circumstance that innocents might be killed when
caught in the cross-fire," stated General Amad Bufahl. "We try to
minimize
the casualties among the innocent, but sometimes it happens. That only a
dozen were killed and several hundred are now free is quite acceptable."

The rebels, led by their leader Sum Dhrugs, appeared in Rhamal-kesh
several
weeks ago and began abducting citizens from the city, secluding them in
one
of several fortifications the rebels hastily constructed. The City
Council
was unable to summon the PAU army before they were captured and
executed.
Word first reached the outside that something was wrong nearly a week
into
the occupation of the city. The PAU army, currently embroiled in other
skirmishes with rebel forces elsewhere on Bujubura, was sent in to deal
with the situation.

"We are stretched pretty thin," reported General Ahm-Zebron, "But the
rebels are a very disorganized bunch. We'll clean them up and have them
off the planet before the end of the year."

It is presumed that the rebels are being financed and supplied by the
IFN,
but no hard evidence of this exists. Government officials continue to
investigate this situation and hope to find some clues left behind in
the
rebel bases.

Rebel leader Sum Dhrugs managed to elude capture during the raids and
escaped with some of his top advisors when the PAU launched its major
offensive. Sources say that this setback is only temporary for the rebel
forces, and Dhrugs expects to return to the region in the coming months.

Nearly 1,000 rebels were killed or wounded in the pitched battle.

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