Rebels call ceasefire

Freetown - Sierra Leone rebels said they would respect a ceasefire from 6 p.m

Freetown - Sierra Leone rebels said they would respect a ceasefire from 6 p.m. (Irish time) yesterday, although there has been no sign that the West African troops supporting the government would reciprocate. Residents said Freetown was calm yesterday. Meanwhile four Catholic priests, six nuns and a junior cleric have been kidnapped by rebel forces in Freetown, the Rome-based missionary news agency MISNA reported.