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At least nine killed in Guinea armed jail break

At least nine killed in Guinea armed jail break

AT least nine people died in gun battles after armed men stormed into a jail in Guinea's capital over the weekend and briefly freed former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and other detained army officers, the justice ministry said. Authorities found the bodies of three attackers, four members of the security forces and two other people, the ministry said in its first official report on Saturday morning's prison break. Six others were in hospital with gunshot wounds, it added. Troops searched houses and cars after the break-in, found former president Camara and two of the escaped officers and put them back in…
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Guinea’s escaped ex-junta leader is back in custody after “kidnapping”

Guinea’s escaped ex-junta leader is back in custody after “kidnapping”

GUINEA'S former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in custody, his lawyer said, denying Camara was a willing participant in an earlier armed jailbreak that he described as a kidnapping by force. Residents of the capital Conakry woke up to the sound of gunfire in the early hours of Saturday as heavily armed men sprang Camara and three other officers out of a central prison, prompting the Guinean authorities to launch a nationwide manhunt. In a post on social media on Saturday afternoon, Camara's lawyer Pepe Antoine Lamah said Camara was back in Conakry's Central House prison. He did…
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Guinea stadium massacre: Survivors recount horrors as trial unfolds

Guinea stadium massacre: Survivors recount horrors as trial unfolds

SOULEYMANE CAMARA SURVIVORS who were beaten and raped during a massacre in a stadium in Guinea in 2009 are hoping to finally see justice and let the world know the pain they have been carrying as the trial of 11 suspects unfolds in the West African nation. More than 150 people were trampled, clubbed or shot dead on September 28, 2009, when a demonstration against Guinea's then-military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara was brutally repressed. Hundreds survived with injuries and trauma. The long-awaited trial opened on the massacre's 13th anniversary. Among the accused is Camara. He is yet to plead but had previously denied responsibility.…
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