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Guinea police seize 800 pieces of ivory in bust

Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police said Friday.
 

One killed as Guinea power protests turn bloody: officials

At least one person was killed and some 30 were injured as Guinean soldiers fired on a crowd protesting electricity cuts in the port city of Kamsar north of the capital Conakry, residents and officials said Tuesday.