SUVA, Fiji (27 May 2000) -- President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara sacked Fiji's Prime Minister and said he will appoint an interim government. Rebel leader George Speight rejected the move reiterating his demands for Mara's resignation and the end of Fiji's multiracial constitution. Early this morning, shots broke out between rebels and government forces as rebel supporters tried to crash through barricades set up around parliament. Two soldiers and a television cameraman were injured. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK | | Racist rebel leader George Speight: "We will not be deterred by multiculturalism" |
