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Monrovia, Liberia – Rufus Katee, 60, remembers Liberia’s civil wars well.
It was July 1990 when the then-26-year-old ran to escape the fighting between armed groups and soldiers in the capital, Monrovia. He fled to St Peter’s Lutheran Church in search of safety.
“There were a lot of civilians who took refuge in the church. But I didn’t know I was going for my suffering,” Katee said, recalling the harrowing events that followed.
“Soldiers came to the church in the night and started shooting. Once it started, I dropped to the floor, but the people they killed were dropping over…
