Guinea: Several killed in protests against new constitution
By DW
19 October 2019 |
12:32 pm
Guinea's continued crackdown on opposition protests led to several deaths on Monday. Police opened fire on demonstrators opposing a new constitution that could allow President Alpha Conde to run for a third term.
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