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| Guinea rally death toll nears 130 | Guinea rally death toll nears 130 |
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| At least 128 people were killed when Guinean troops opened fire on opposition protesters on Monday, rights groups and opposition figures claim. | At least 128 people were killed when Guinean troops opened fire on opposition protesters on Monday, rights groups and opposition figures claim. |
| Earlier police said 87 people had died, but local activists say hospital sources confirmed a much higher toll. | |
| Human rights groups say they have had reports of soldiers bayoneting people and women being stripped and raped in the streets during Monday's protest. | Human rights groups say they have had reports of soldiers bayoneting people and women being stripped and raped in the streets during Monday's protest. |
| Junta head Captain Moussa Dadis Camara denied knowledge of sexual assaults. | Junta head Captain Moussa Dadis Camara denied knowledge of sexual assaults. |
| About 50,000 people were protesting over rumours that Capt Camara intends to run for president in an election schedule for next January. | About 50,000 people were protesting over rumours that Capt Camara intends to run for president in an election schedule for next January. |
| But soldiers moved in to quell the rally using tear gas and baton charges and firing live ammunition into the crowds. | But soldiers moved in to quell the rally using tear gas and baton charges and firing live ammunition into the crowds. |
| An eyewitness told Human Rights Watch: "I saw the Red Berets [an elite military unit] catch some of the women who were trying to flee, rip off their clothes, and stick their hands in their private parts. | An eyewitness told Human Rights Watch: "I saw the Red Berets [an elite military unit] catch some of the women who were trying to flee, rip off their clothes, and stick their hands in their private parts. |
| "Others beat the women, including on their genitals. It was pathetic - the women were crying out." | "Others beat the women, including on their genitals. It was pathetic - the women were crying out." |
| Another eyewitness told the group: "I saw several women stripped and then put inside the military trucks and taken away. I don't know what happened to them." | Another eyewitness told the group: "I saw several women stripped and then put inside the military trucks and taken away. I don't know what happened to them." |
| There has been worldwide condemnation of the violence. | There has been worldwide condemnation of the violence. |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Guinean authorities to exercise maximum restraint, while the West African regional body Ecowas is reported to be pursuing sanctions against the military regime. | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Guinean authorities to exercise maximum restraint, while the West African regional body Ecowas is reported to be pursuing sanctions against the military regime. |