Sierra Leone - Coup leader Johnny Koroma

(28 Jun 1997) T/I 10:47:43 GS 10:35:18 The leaders of last month's coup in Sierra Leone on Saturday (28/6) denounced calls by West African foreign ministers to impose sanctions on the country. On Wednesday (25/6) the leader of the coup, Johnny Koroma, said he disapproved strongly of the presence of the troops at the airport. SHOWS: FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE, 25 JUNE 1997 High shots of market scenes; VS market scenes; soldiers in trucks, smiling; soldier pointing out weapon; VS heavily armed soldiers in streets; SOT, Coup leader Johnny Koroma: "We have been informed on levels of fighting between local forces. The situation is very unfortunate because we thought we should all be working together. Internal reports of ongoing fighting is mostly exaggerated. Since we are not at war with Nigeria, we considered it an illegal situation.. ; VS street scenes with soldiers; SOT, journalist question: " when do you intend to hold democratic elections?"; SOT, Johnny Koroma: "..depends on negotiations.."; VS crowd; runs 2.50 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...