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Doe vows to keep up fight as Monrovia rebels advance
President Samuel Doe vowed to fight until the last Liberian soldier dies as rebels surge through Monrovia. Rebels seized Mamba Point near the U.S. and British embassies, with government forces accused of massacring hundreds at a Lutheran church compound. Prince Johnson's faction led the advance while Charles Taylor remained stalled in the east. The State Department called the situation fluid and noted rebels were near the U.S. Embassy. Doe denied Liberian army brutality and said the massacre was not committed by his troops.
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