A military court in Liberia has sentenced four soldiers to ten years in prison for their role in a rebellion two years ago.

The soldiers were accused of siding with the former rebel leader, Roosevelt Johnson, in street battles that followed an attempt by the Liberian President, Charles Taylor, to arrest his political adversary.

The uprising ended when Mr Johnson was flown out of the country. Five co-defendants were acquitted of the same charges.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service