|
|
Article: Guinea death toll rises day after shooting of protesters ; Coup leader says he can't control troops
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
CONAKRY, Guinea - Soldiers reeking of alcohol fired into the air
yesterday, terrorizing residents a day after troops killed 157
people at a pro-democracy rally, and shattered hopes that this West
African country was shedding the yoke of dictatorship.
Hospitals were flooded with patients yesterday and the death toll
rose through the day after presidential guard troops opened fire on
50,000 people at the main football stadium. Some of those at the
rally, upset that a military officer who seized power in a December
coup might run for president in January elections, had chanted "We
want true democracy."
Then Captain Moussa "Dadis" Camara's presidential guard opened
fire with live ammunition, ...