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Guinea election: Nzerekore under curfew after clashes | Guinea election: Nzerekore under curfew after clashes |
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Guinea's authorities imposed an overnight curfew on the second city of Nzerekore after clashes left at least one person dead, local media report. | Guinea's authorities imposed an overnight curfew on the second city of Nzerekore after clashes left at least one person dead, local media report. |
Fighting broke out on Saturday after a campaign visit from President Alpha Conde who is running for re-election. | Fighting broke out on Saturday after a campaign visit from President Alpha Conde who is running for re-election. |
Backers of the president clashed with supporters of his rival Cellou Dalein Diallo in this hotly contested city. | Backers of the president clashed with supporters of his rival Cellou Dalein Diallo in this hotly contested city. |
Opposition parties have called for Sunday's election to be postponed over alleged irregularities in the process. | |
Nzerekore is the stronghold of former military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, who recently attempted to return to Guinea from exile to run for president. | Nzerekore is the stronghold of former military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, who recently attempted to return to Guinea from exile to run for president. |
His party has now entered an alliance with Mr Diallo. | His party has now entered an alliance with Mr Diallo. |
In addition to the one fatality, more than 80 people were wounded by "gunshots or stones" in the fighting, according to a medical charity quoted by the AFP news agency. | In addition to the one fatality, more than 80 people were wounded by "gunshots or stones" in the fighting, according to a medical charity quoted by the AFP news agency. |
More than a dozen people were injured in the northern town of Koundara as rival groups clashed at the end of September. | More than a dozen people were injured in the northern town of Koundara as rival groups clashed at the end of September. |
President Conde is facing seven challengers in the second election since the death of the long-serving leader Lansana Conte. | President Conde is facing seven challengers in the second election since the death of the long-serving leader Lansana Conte. |
Mr Conde won the 2010 election after a second-round run-off against Mr Diallo. | Mr Conde won the 2010 election after a second-round run-off against Mr Diallo. |
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