Monday, March 2, 2009

Renegade Soldiers Kill Guinea-Bissau President

Photo: President Joao Bernardo Vieira was trying to escape when he was "taken down by bullets," an military spokesman said. Photo from AFP

From Yahoo News/AP:

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – Renegade soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military said that no coup was in progress in the fragile West African nation.

The military statement broadcast on state radio attributed President Joao Bernardo Vieira's death to an "isolated" group of unidentified soldiers whom the military said it was now hunting down.

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More News On Guinea-Bisseau

President of Guinea-Bissau said to be killed by soldiers -- International Herald Tribune
Guinea-Bissau president assassinated by military: official -- AFP
African Union condemns Guinea-Bissau killings -- Reuters
Roundup: Guinea-Bissau president reportedly killed after army chief slain -- China View
President of Guinea-Bissau assassinated -- CNN
Guinea-Bissau President Assassinated -- AHN
President Joao Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau assassinated by army -- Times Online
Guinea-Bissau factfile: drugs, guns and slaves -- Times Online
Guinea Bissau: President, Army Chief Assassinated -- All Africa
A look at Guinea-Bissau's history of instability -- AP
Background: Guinea-Bissau -- The Guardian

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