Sierra Leone information minister says weekend attack was a failed coup
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Sierra Leone's government said attacks in Freetown were a failed attempt to overthrow the government led by former president Ernest Bai Koroma's bodyguards. Investigations are ongoing, but the former president is not directly linked to the plot. Gunmen attacked a military barracks, prison, and other locations, killing over 20 people and freeing 2,200 inmates. Thirteen military officers and a civilian have been arrested, with several others on a wanted list.
Alleged escaped prisoners from Sierra Leone's Pademba Road prison - according to a man who told AFP he was a prisoner himself - walk in the streets of the Brookfields neighbourhood of Freetown. AFP could not confirm from the authorities that the prison gates had been opened. Armed clashes have...
A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on November 26, announces the government, as it imposes an immediate national curfew. The government says those attempting to..
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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