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Clashes in Guinea between critics of President Condé and security forces

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Clashes break out in the Guinean capital of Conakry between security forces and people who are opposed to a third term in office for President Alpha Condé. Condé is a former opposition figure who in 2010 became the West African state's first democratically-elected president, but his tenure has been marred by a crackdown on protests. IMAGES

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