People in the News, 2nd prize
Karim Daher
Gamma
Gamma
01 January, 1990
The Freedom Fighters of Liberia are known for their get-up. They're armed to the teeth, but also wear kaolin masks, amulets and clothes of victims to ward off enemy bullets.
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