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The evacuation came as Liberian soldiers reported more fighting on the western edge of the city, and more explosions were heard. The first helicopters took off from the compound of the European Union. Aid agency workers, ducking against debris sent flying from the twirling blades, ran down a rocky hillside and climbed into French Cougar helicopters. European Union forces stood guard. "We can't work, and we had to leave," said one belonging to French aid group. A total of 91 international residents of Liberia were evacuated from the E.U. compound, said David Parker, acting head of the E.U. mission in Liberia. They included foreign staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross and U.N. agencies. Helicopters then touched down at the neighbouring U.S. Embassy compound to start collecting about 100 Americans who had gathered there overnight. Lebanese families, who make up much of the merchant class of West Africa, also were flown out from the European compound. — AP
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