1,000 detained in capital of Guinea

Dakar - At least 1,000 Liberians and Sierra Leoneans were detained yesterday in Guinea's capital, Conakry, after security forces…

Dakar - At least 1,000 Liberians and Sierra Leoneans were detained yesterday in Guinea's capital, Conakry, after security forces arrested people suspected of helping rebels, witnesses said.

Entire families had been rounded up over the weekend and were being held in police stations and public buildings, witnesses said from Conakry.

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