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World Report: Declan Walsh reports from the Liberian capital Monrovia, on the violent chaos engulfing the country
Renewed fighting reached a strategic bridge in the capital, Monrovia, today, and the rebels are reported to have pushed across the bridge and taken control of the port area.
Thousands of people have fled to the centre of the city and living conditions there are deteriorating.
The United States has expressed alarm at the renewed fighting but has given no sign that it is ready to commit troops to international peacekeeping missions in the country.
