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Article: VOA NEWS: GHANA SENDS HOME 15 LIBERIAN REFUGEES

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March 23, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

Fifteen Liberian refugees expelled from Ghana have arrived home in Liberia.

Ghana originally was expected to send home 30 Liberians who were arrested last week for fueling tensions at a refugee camp outside the capital, Accra. However, the Associated Press reports that 15 of the refugees were kept in Ghana because they had legitimate reasons to maintain their refugee status.

Ghanaian authorities say the refugees were among 600 rounded up for conducting a month-long protest in the Gomoa ...

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