Thousands loot for food at Liberia port

THOUSANDS of Liberian civilians yesterday stormed Monrovia’s port and looted warehouses for food, but most fled after rebels who control the area fired shots into the air.

Mobs pillaged the warehouses and left carrying sacks of maize and other staple foods on their heads.

A rebel commander in the area, who identified himself as "K One", said: "There has been looting in the warehouses.