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Sunday clashes in Sierra Leone were a ‘foiled coup attempt:' Minister

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28-11-2023 | 11:08

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Sunday clashes in Sierra Leone were a ‘foiled coup attempt:' Minister

Sierra Leone's Information Minister, Chernor Bah, announced on Tuesday that the clashes that resulted in about twenty casualties on Sunday in the capital, Freetown, were a "foiled coup attempt."

Speaking to journalists, he clarified that it was an "attempted coup thwarted, aimed at attacking the democratically elected government of Sierra Leone and overthrowing it."

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