Guinea: One Killed, Scores Injured in Post-election Violence

By Eric Sande

CONAKRY---At least one person has been reported dead and scores of others escaped with injuries at the capital Conakry in fresh post polls chaos. It is reported that the row began when supporters of Guinean presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo who was the runners up in the just concluded election went into a battle field with security personnel claiming to be protesting over a stolen election.

The Supporters of the Diallo have been protesting in the streets about the poll results which has resulted to exchange of stones and teargas canisters between the supporters and security forces. Roads were left barricaded in the capital Conakry in the wake of the chaos.

The violence comes after the announcement of presidential election results later which saw veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde attaining 52 per cent of the vote and officially being declared the winner. Diallo threatened to reject the outcome claiming that his victory was stolen .

Mr Conde received 1.47 million votes in the country's 28 districts, against 1.3 million votes, or 47.5 per cent, for Mr Diallo, according to the electoral commission.