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– Military official arrested for Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 22, 2016

In 2009, members of Guinea’s Red Berets, burst into a stadium in Conakry, and opened fire on tens of thousands of opposition supporters peacefully gathered there. At the time, Diakité 'Toumba' Diakité – who was arrested yesterday – commanded the Red Berets.
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