Troops kill 157 protesters in Guinea
At least 157 people were killed and 1,253 wounded when Guinea junta troops broke up a huge demonstration in Conakry on Monday, the Guinean Human Rights Organisation told AFP yesterday.
"Up until now we have counted 157 dead and 1,253 wounded. Our people have been all around Conakry and in hospitals but they haven't been able to see everything," said rights group head Thierno Maadjou Sow said.
Guinean opposition parties previously said 128 people were killed in the quelling of the protest.
The United Nations, African Union and European Union all expressed alarm over the killings among tens of thousands of people who attended the rally against junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara.
But much of Conakry remained closed Tuesday, with inhabitants stunned by the clampdown in the September 28 stadium.
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