Negotiators Play Down Coup Moves
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From Times Wire Reports
Negotiators said they had struck a deal with coup leaders to bring back the nation’s ousted civilian president, but the new military strongman, Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma, went ahead with naming a 20-member ruling council. Diplomats hosting talks with the army played down the radio announcement, saying they still expected a deal to be signed.
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