In the Liberian capital, Monrovia, newspaper publisher Tom Kamara hailed the verdict, saying "justice has been done" and it was "an end to impunity".

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There was also the fact that when the RUF battlefield commander Sam Bokarie retired, he set up house in the Liberian capital Monrovia (I met him there).

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MONROVIA, Liberia (CNN) -- The first thing that hits you when you get off the plane at Roberts International Airport outside the Liberian capital of Monrovia is the rain.

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