Nationwide curfew declared in Sierra Leone after attack on army ...
WEBNovember 26, 2023 / 1:44 PM EST / CBS/AP. A nationwide curfew has been declared in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the country's main and largest military barracks in Freetown, the capital...
Fresh gunfire rings out in Sierra Leone after more than 13 killed
WEBNov 28, 2023 · CNN — Fresh gunfire was heard in a suburb of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, on Tuesday as security forces combed through the city in search of suspects linked to a jailbreak and a foiled...
Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after gunmen attack …
WEBNov 26, 2023 · FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military’s main and largest barracks in the West African nation’s capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison. The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the …
Curfew declared in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked its main
WEBNov 27, 2023 · FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone's president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then...
Sierra Leone: Curfew declared in capital Freetown amid violent …
WEBAug 10, 2022 · CNN — Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the West African country, according to people...
Sierra Leone Arrest Attackers After Assault on Strategic Army Base
WEBNov 27, 2023 · 2:46. Sierra Leone security forces arrested several perpetrators who attacked a key military base in the capital Freetown and invaded prisons, President Julius Maada Bio said Sunday. “Most of the...
Sierra Leone coup attempt: What may have sparked the violence
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, was jolted awake by gunshots on Sunday morning. It was not clear at the time, but the government now says that this was a coup attempt. Armed men had...
Sierra Leone president says ‘most leaders’ of unrest arrested
WEBNov 26, 2023 · Security operations and investigations are ongoing,” President Julius Maada Bio said on national television on Sunday following armed clashes in Freetown after what the government said was an...
Sierra Leone lifts curfew after breakout from Freetown's Pademba …
WEB27 November 2023. By Mayeni Jones & Umaru Fofana,Lagos & Freetown. AFP. Streets in Freetown were largely deserted on Sunday after a curfew was declared. Sierra Leone's night-time curfew imposed...
Uneasy calm in Sierra Leone as Freetown uprising reveals …
WEBNov 28, 2023 · An uneasy calm is gradually settling in Freetown following gunfire over the weekend that threw Sierra Leone’s capital into panic mode. Gunshots rang out early Sunday morning as armed men attacked...
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