Shelling kills 15 people sheltering in church

A mortar round crashed into a church crowded with hundreds of refugees near Monrovia’s embattled port today, killing at least 15 civilians, including whole families, who were taking shelter inside.

It was the second time in two days that shells have hit buildings filled with refugees in Liberia’s capital, under siege by rebels in a now week-old offensive to take Monrovia and topple President Charles Taylor.