 Amnesty International reports that 175 people were killed in what they call the "Maher Bridge incident".According to this report the perpetrators were government troops suspected to be LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, a rebel group active between 1999 and 2003) supporters.The frightened population of Tubmanburg was lured onto pick-up trucks which ought to bring them to Monrovia, 100km away, into safety and where food was available.