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Three warships seen approaching Monrovia: witnesses
MONROVIA (AFP) Aug 11, 2003
 Three warships, including a helicopter carrier, were seen approaching the coast of Liberia's capital Monrovia on Monday after the resignation of President Charles Taylor, witnesses said.

A US embassy official in Monrovia Monday declined to comment on whether the ships were American vessels.

The United States earlier this month dispatched three ships -- the USS Iwo Jima, Carter Hall and Nashville -- off the coast of Monrovia with some 3,000 Marines on board.

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