A thundering barrage of mortars shook Liberia’s capital, hitting two US Embassy compounds and residential neighbourhoods and killing more than 90 people, as government and rebel forces fought over President Charles Taylor’s last stronghold.

HEAVY fighting engulfed the Liberian capital yesterday, killing at least 70 people as mortars pounded the city in an all-out battle between rebels and forces of President Charles Taylor.

A thundering barrage of mortars shook Liberia’s capital today, hitting two US Embassy compounds and residential neighbourhoods and killing more than 90 people, as government and rebel forces fought over President Charles Taylor’s last stronghold.