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Violent clashes in Guinea anti-junta protest
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Violent clashes in Guinea anti-junta protest

by  AFP 2 min read
A banned group called for demonstrations in Guinea's capital Conakry against the country's ruling junta
A banned group called for demonstrations in Guinea's capital Conakry against the country's ruling junta. Photo: CELLOU BINANI / AFP
Source: AFP

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Young protesters clashed on Thursday with security forces in the Guinean capital Conakry after a banned group called for demonstrations against the country's ruling junta, an AFP reporter saw.

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which had called the protest, said some 20 people had been injured, some of whom suffered gunshot wounds.

It said one of the injured was in a critical condition and numerous arrests had been made.

Protest organisers claim some 20 people have been injured
Protest organisers claim some 20 people have been injured. Photo: CELLOU BINANI / AFP
Source: AFP

No official confirmation of this information has been made.

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The poor but mineral-rich West African state has been under military government since a September 2021 coup that ousted president Alpha Conde after more than 10 years in power.

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An alliance of political parties, trade unions and civil groups, the FNDC spearheaded protests against Conde before his ouster.

It was officially dissolved in August by the junta-appointed government.

The coalition had called for peaceful demonstrations to take place in Conakry on Thursday, followed by nationwide protests on October 26.

"Despite an unprecedented mobilisation of the (junta's) repressive apparatus, Guineans have massively responded this Thursday to the call" to protest, the FNDC said in a statement.

An alliance of political parties, trade unions and civil groups is pushing for a rapid return to civilian rule
An alliance of political parties, trade unions and civil groups is pushing for a rapid return to civilian rule. Photo: CELLOU BINANI / AFP
Source: AFP

It is pushing for a rapid return to civilian rule and the release of prisoners that it says have been detained for political reasons.

Military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed himself president and undertaken to restore civilian rule within three years.

The unrest coincides with a visit to the country by the West African bloc ECOWAS, which on September 24 gave Guinea a month to propose a new timeframe, or else face a tightening of sanctions that it has imposed.

Source: AFP

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