Sierra Leone Noah Adams talks to Tom Masland, Newsweek Magazine Correspondent in Freetown, Sierra Leone about the arrest of rebel leader, Foday Sankoh. British military authorities say they are holding him in a "secure location." Last week, thousands of demonstrators assembled in front of Sankoh's home, accusing him of destroying the country's peace accord. His bodyguards fired upon the civilians, killing nineteen of them. Sankoh has been in hiding since. This morning, he was found and arrested next door to his home, as a result of tips to the pro-government militia.

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May 17, 200012:00 AM ET

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Noah Adams talks to Tom Masland, Newsweek Magazine Correspondent in Freetown, Sierra Leone about the arrest of rebel leader, Foday Sankoh. British military authorities say they are holding him in a "secure location." Last week, thousands of demonstrators assembled in front of Sankoh's home, accusing him of destroying the country's peace accord. His bodyguards fired upon the civilians, killing nineteen of them. Sankoh has been in hiding since. This morning, he was found and arrested next door to his home, as a result of tips to the pro-government militia.