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Taylor on way to Liberia

ABUJA: The former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, facing charges of crimes against humanity, was flown back to his homeland on Wednesday from Nigeria, where he was captured trying to flee the country. At the U.N-backed Sierra Leone tribunal where Taylor is wanted on 17 charges of war crimes, diplomats and court staff gathered near a helipad next to the facility's prison where other defendants are held. Taylor left from Maiduguri, capital of northwestern Borno State, where he was captured late Tuesday night trying to slip across the border into Cameroon after leaving his home in exile in Nigeria, police said. Mr. Taylor was trying to escape in a vehicle with his son, an aide-de-camp and a local guide, along with two 50-kg sacks filled with cash in U.S. dollars and euros, according to Nigerian police. — AP

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