She said what transpired in WestPoint was “an unfortunate situation that happens around the world,” adding, “Similar incident recently occurred in Missouri, the United States, where a teenager got shot and killed.”

She made the statement Monday at the Capitol Building in response to a journalist’s question on whether the U.S. has confidence in the American-trained Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) after a shooting incident during the recent riot in WestPoint that left one person dead.

The U.S. envoy said though she has not gotten a copy of the report from the Board of Inquiry set up President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; she observed that personnel of the AFL were placed in a position they were not trained for.

According to Malac, the U.S. Army personnel will work in collaboration with personnel of the AFL by providing training support to them.
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