/ 31 January 2001

10 DIE IN GUINEAN HELICOPTER ATTACK: CLAIM

AT least 10 people were killed in an attack this week by Guinean helicopter gunships on the Liberian border town of Solumba, Defence Minister Daniel Chea said. Chea told reporters he had instructed his artillery units to bring down any helicopter that enters Liberian airspace. The Liberian government, he added, was also registering its protest at the “unwarranted attack” through diplomatic channels. Less than a week ago, defence authorities accused Guinean soldiers of lobbing shells into the border town of Foya. – AFP