The bodies of 54 people burned alive or hacked to death in ethnic clashes in the west African state of Guinea Conakry were identified on Wednesday, as the army deployed troops to the area amid fears that the death count would rise steeply. By FRANCE 24 (text) Officials said Wednesday that clashes in south-eastern Guinea Conakry have killed 54 people and injured scores more, and warned the death toll could be higher. The country’s second-largest city, Nzerekore, and the surrounding forest region near the border with Ivory Coast have been gripped by clashes between rival communities after petrol station guards from the Guerze tribe in the town of Koule beat to death an ethnic...
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