Mr Rose said John Stephens, the relief driver, should not be "vilified" for his mistake.

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Between 20 and 30 rebels laid a tree across the road near Magara, around 35km (20 miles) from the capital on Wednesday and shot at the vehicle belonging to Catholic Relief Services (CRS), forcing the driver to reverse for 2km to escape.

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