SIERRA LEONE: Six shot and wounded in demonstration
SIERRA LEONE: Six shot and wounded in demonstration
Six people were shot and wounded on Saturday in a demonstration against
crime in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, news reports said.
Demonstrators accused police of being behind armed robberies that occur
after curfew. The protest erupted after robbers raided a house and police
were slow to respond. The protesters erected barricades and clashed with
police, who fired teargas to disperse the crowd.
Gunshots were also fired, and at least six people were wounded, reports
quoted hospital sources as saying. Four others sustained various injuries.
Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in Sierra Leone intervened and broke up the
melee.
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