Sierra Leone Rebels Raid U.S. Firm, Seize Britons
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone rebels seized two Britons in an attack on a U.S.-owned mining compound Friday, two days after they attacked a Swiss-owned mine and abducted five Europeans.
Nord Resources Corp., which owns Sierra Rutile Ltd., said a Sierra Leonean worker had also been seized. The British Foreign Office named the Britons as Peter White and Andrew Young.
Six Britons have been reported missing in the former British colony since November. All are believed to have been kidnaped by rebels of the Revolutionary United Front, a shadowy group with no clear political aims.
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