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Ethnic Clashes Death Toll Hits 98
Three days of ethnic violence in Guinea last week left 98 people dead, nearly double the previous death toll, the government said on Wednesday.The violence erupted on July 14 after a man accused of being a thief was lynched. It took place during tense preparations for long-delayed elections meant to restore civilian rule after a 2008 military coup. "We are today at around 100 dead 76 victims in [Guinea's second largest city] Nzerekore and 22 others in Koule," government spokesman Damantang Albert Camara said. The government said on July 18 that 58 people had died in the clashes in the southeast of the country between the mainly Christian or animist Guerze community, which is dominant in the region, and the northern Konianke, who are mainly Muslim and have settled there. Posted by: badanov 2013-07-25 |
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