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| Guinea coup leader in Morocco after attempted hit |
| 2009-12-05 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Guinea's junta chief Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has arrived in Rabat, Morocco to receive medical treatment for a gunshot wound. Camara was wounded on Thursday in an assassination attempt by Abubakar "Toumba" Diakite, who commands the presidential guard, Moroccan authorities said. "No bullet penetrated the president's body. There was just a graze on the head," Communications Minister Idrissa Cherif said of the attack in Conakry late on Thursday. Camara's flight for treatment in Morocco's main military hospital also has many people questioning his future, with many saying that he may not return to Guinea and take exile instead. "If he leaves the country, that would be it for him," said a diplomat in Guinea. The once faceless serviceman and the junta under his command took control of the West African country following the former dictator president Lansana Conte's death on December 22. Camara had initially promised to quickly organize elections, in which he wouldn't contest, but then reversed course and began hinting that he planned to run for office, prompting a massive protest September 28. The military opened fire on the peaceful demonstrators, who had gathered inside the capital's national stadium. Human rights groups say at least 157 people were killed, while the government put the death toll at just 57. |
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