Ex-junta leader Camara jailed on eve of Guinea stadium massacre trial
28 September 2022 |
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Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were detained Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said.
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