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Liberia's Sirleaf in party row over nepotism

Scuffles broke out close to the residence of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday as supporters clashed with several dozen members of her ruling party who accuse her of favouring close relatives for top government jobs.

Police and U.N. peacekeepers moved in to separate the two rival factions within her Unity Party, a Reuter’s reporter at the scene said, adding that light injuries were sustained on both sides.

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