THE rebel leader in Sierra Leone has returned nine vehicles and 56 weapons stolen from the UN peacekeeping force last year. UN associate representative Marie Okabe said the weapons ”appeared to be in decent condition” but the vehicles – armoured personnel carriers seized by the United Revolutionary Front (RUF) – had been ”cannibalised”. The RUF handed over 21 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 14 sub-machine guns and other heavier weapons, plus communication equipment and the APCs. – AFP