/ 16 October 2000

REBELS KILL 360 IN GUINEA

REBEL attacks in Guinea have killed 360 people since September and many more have been wounded, an official said here at the weekend. Interior Minister Moussa Solano said 15 attacks had been carried out by rebels, destroying hundreds of homes. The minister did not identify the aggressors, but said that they “are not only Guineans.” For six weeks, Guinean troops have faced armed attacks in areas bordering on Liberia in the southeast and Sierra Leone in the southwest. Liberia and Guinea frequently accuse each other of raids and destabilisation bids, but both deny this. – AFP