US EditionGuinea: Heavy Security Deployed In Conakry After 'Automatic' Gunfire
Gunfire near Conakry's central prison lasted over 30 minutes, triggering roadblocks and ambulance dispatches amid unclear motives and heightened security presence.
- On Feb 10, sustained gunshots were heard near Conakry's central prison, prompting panic as police and special forces blocked roads and military vehicles deployed in the area.
- Following the September 2021 coup that brought Mamady Doumbouya to power, he secured a landslide victory in the December 28 election and was sworn in as president in December.
- Neighbours of the prison said the shooting began shortly before 9am GMT and lasted just more than half an hour, while at least three special forces armoured vehicles and three ambulances were seen at the scene.
- Authorities did not immediately comment as reporters covered the Feb 10 incident, with AFP and Reuters reporting the unfolding event and routes to the prison later reopened.
- The central prison has been the site of past violent episodes, including a deadly 2023 jailbreak causing nine deaths and the 2009 massacre where some 156 were killed and at least 109 women raped.
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Guinea: Heavy Security Deployed In Conakry After 'Automatic' Gunfire
Heavy gunfire erupted Tuesday morning near Guinea's central prison in Conakry, sparking widespread panic across the capital, according to Reuters. Eyewitnesses reported seeing security forces in armored carriers mounted with machine guns deployed around Kaloum, the central administrative district housing the presidential palace.
Heavy gunfire heard near central prison in Guinea’s capital
Heavy security was deployed Tuesday after automatic gunfire rang out near Conakry's central prison in the Guinean capital's administrative centre, where the presidency is located, according to an AFP journalist and witnesses. The reason for the gunfire in the West African nation, which is ruled with an iron fist by strongman Mamady Doumbouya, was not immediately clear. "I heard the sound of vehicles speeding by, I rushed to the window and heard …
Unconfirmed reports point to possible prisoner extraction as authorities remain silent - Anadolu Ajansı
Heavy gunfire erupts near central prison in Guinea's capital
Heavy bursts of what witnesses described as automatic gunfire rang out near Guinea's central prison in the capital Conakry on Tuesday morning, triggering panic in Kaloum, the administrative heart of the city and home to the presidential palace.
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