Guinea Police Fire Tear Gas On Protesters In Conakry

Guinean police fired tear gas on opposition youths Tuesday in the capital Conakry where they staged a rally over disputed February local elections in defiance of a ban.

Conakry, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Oct, 2018 ) :Guinean police fired tear gas on opposition youths Tuesday in the capital Conakry where they staged a rally over disputed February local elections in defiance of a ban.

After attempting to block traffic in Conakry's Cosa district, several hundred protesters lobbed stones at police who responded with tear gas, an AFP reporter said.

The opposition had on Monday urged supporters to go ahead with the protest despite a ban by local authorities citing safety concerns for schools in the area.

"Any gathering that provokes a march or attempts to block traffic will be repressed," riot police chief General Ansoumane Camara told reporters earlier. "We are here to apply the law."The opposition claims President Alpha Conde's government has reneged on a deal to install new officials elected in the contested February 4 municipal ballot, the first such vote since the end of a military dictatorship a decade ago.