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Sierra Leone VP to seek asylum Sierra Leone VP Samuel Sam-Sumana to seek asylum
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Sierra Leone's Vice-President Sam-Sumana tells BBC he is seeking US political asylum after soldiers surrounded house Sierra Leone's Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana says he is seeking political asylum at the US embassy after soldiers surrounded his residence.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Mr Sam-Sumana told the BBC that he and his wife had fled the house and were waiting to hear from the US ambassador.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The move comes a week after his expulsion from the ruling party.
Two weeks ago, Mr Sam-Sumana said he was putting himself in quarantine for 21 days after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola.
Police and army sources confirmed to the BBC's Umaru Fofana in Freetown that troops were sent to the vice-president's residence on Saturday morning to withdraw his security detail, but would not say whose orders they were acting on.
Mr Sam-Sumana was expelled from the ruling All People's Congress Party last week on allegations of "anti-party activities".
He was accused of falsifying academic credentials, lying about his faith, and fomenting violence. He has denied the allegations.
Mr Sam-Sumana, 53, has been vice-president since 2007, when he stood as running mate to Ernest Bai Koroma. President Koroma is now serving his second term.
Mr Sam-Sumana has spent time studying and working in the US, according to a biography on the presidential website.
He said two weeks ago that he had chosen to be quarantined to "lead by example" in the battle against Ebola.
More that 3,500 people have died from Ebola in Sierra Leone, which along with Guinea and Liberia has seen the vast majority of deaths from the disease.