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Guinea: Outcry as dozens are killed at Conakry protests
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: Oct 1 09
Witnessed: 1194 times
Regions: Guinea
Issues: Police brutality, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence
Tags: killings, military attacks, Protests
UN chief Ban Ki-moon and other world leaders have condemned the excessive use of force after Guinean security forces killed at least 157 people at a rally against the country's military junta in the capital of Conakry.
Original source: france24english on YouTube
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