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Thursday, November 18, 2010guineaworldafrica

Guinea state of emergency

Guinean police face off supporters of the UFDG presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo in Conakry, Guinea. Early results showed Diallo and rival RPG runner Alpha Conde as neck-and-neck, with Conde narrowly winning the country's first free presidential election, prompting accusations of fraud Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP A Guinean man speaks with police investigating the fatal shooting of Abdulai Bah, 20, in the mostly Peul suburb of Bambeto in Conakry, Guinea. A state of emergency was declared two days after the RPG candidate, Alpha Conde, had won Guinea's close-fought presidential election Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP A doctor unveils two bodies, suspected supporters of Cellou Dalein Diallo, in the capital Conakry. Guinea's government declared a state of emergency after a third day of street violence on Wednesday, imposing a curfew until disputes over election results are resolved Photograph: Reuters Guinean police detain supporters of UFDG presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo, who are suspected of rioting and looting in Conakry, Guinea Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Guinea president elect Alpha Conde surrounded by supporters in Conakry, Guinea. Conde received 53.5% of the 2.89 million ballots cast. His opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo, won 47.5%. Around 4.2 million citizens had registered to vote Photograph: Idrissa Soumare/AP A Guinean shows his scars at his house in the mostly Peul suburb of Bambeto in Conakry, the Guinea capital. The man said he was chased and beaten by Guinean soldiers just minutes before Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Guinean police detain a supporter of UFDG presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo, who is suspected of rioting in Conakry, Guinea Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Supporters of Guinea's presidential candidate Alpha Conde celebrate on a street of Conakry after their candidate was declared the winner of the country's first free presidential election Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images Guinean soldiers help police patrol the mostly ethnic-Peul suburb of Bambeto in Conakry, Guinea Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

Source: The Guardian ↗

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