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Liberia Backs US Attack on Afghanistan
Liberian President Charles Taylor has expressed his support for the United States-led reprisal attacks on Afghanistan, saying that the global coalition formed to fight terrorism can use Liberia's airport facilities and airspace, according to reports reaching here on Tuesday from Monrovia.
Describing the war against terrorism as just, Taylor pledged to contribute additional assistance, saying: "We are not ruling out the possibility of providing troops, neither are we taking it off the table, it all depends on what is requested."
Meanwhile Senegal, where 90 percent of the population is Muslim, has issued a statement asking United States citizens in the African country to take safety precautions.
Senegal, which is planning to host a conference on President Abdoulaye Wade's proposed African treaty against terrorism on October 17, asked for the Americans "who need help or assistance" to go to the nearest police station or telephone the Ministry of Interior's public safety unit.
"In the current context, no precautions are superfluous", the statement said.
The U.S. and Britain began to launch air and missile strikes overnight Sunday on Afghanistan for alleged harboring of prime terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden.
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