Detained Indian peacekeepers in good shape

FREETOWN, JUNE 13. An Indian army doctor has visited the 21 Indian UN peacekeepers, detained by RUF rebels at Pendembu in southeast Sierra Leone, and declared them in good shape, the UN said today.

``The soldiers are all in good health, and have been resupplied with food,'' according to a UN spokeswoman.

The UN has rejected all conditions on the release of its men and demanded the lifting of all restrictions on movement.

On Monday, three members of a high-level Indian team negotiating the release of the 21 Indian peacekeepers left Sierra Leone for New York for talks with UN representatives.

- AFP

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