Geneva — The following document was released by the International
Committee of the Red Cross:
After fleeing their homes when Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, was
racked by heavy fighting in the summer and autumn of last year, most of the
city's 300,000 inhabitants have been gradually returning since a peace
agreement was signed in November. Most of the fighting took place in
central Bissau but many heavy artillery shells landed in the outskirts as well.
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