Sierra Leone

2023 - 11 - 27

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Sierra Leone under curfew as prisoners on the loose (BBC News)

Gunmen attacked a military barracks then broke into a prison in Freetown, officials say.

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Sierra Leone repels attack on Freetown barracks by 'renegade ... (Reuters)

The situation has been tense since the disputed re-election of President Julius Maada Bio, who called protests that resulted in the death of six police ...

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Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after armed clashes in ... (The Guardian)

Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital on Sunday after what the government said was an attack on a military armoury, as it imposed an immediate ...

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Nationwide curfew declared in Sierra Leone after attack on army ... (CBS News)

The detention centers, including the Pademba Road Prisons — holding more than 2,000 inmates — were attacked just as security forces fought to restore calm ...

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Sierra Leone authorities searching for attackers who targeted ... (FRANCE 24)

Sierra Leone's president said most of the leaders of weekend attacks on the nation's main military barracks and prisons had been arrested, ...

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