Dissident Eritrean troops demand release of political prisoners

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About 200 Eritrean soldiers with two tanks have surrounded the Ministry of Information in the capital Asmara, regional diplomatic sources said on Monday.   

State television and radio went off air after the troops moved in and they were still not broadcasting on Monday afternoon, the sources told Reuters.

The dissident troops demanded on-air the release of all political prisoners, a senior intelligence source said.   

The United Nations last year estimated that 5,000-10,000 political prisoners were being held in the secretive Horn of Africa country, which is accused by human rights groups of carrying out torture and summary executions.   

"The soldiers have forced him to speak on state TV, to say the Eritrean government should release all political prisoners," the source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.


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