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G.Bissau troops attack residence of outgoing PM

By AFP
Africa Carlos Gomes Junior, Guinea Bissau's Prime Minister.  By Phil Moore AFPFile
APR 12, 2012 LISTEN
Carlos Gomes Junior, Guinea Bissau's Prime Minister. By Phil Moore (AFP/File)

BISSAU (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau soldiers on Thursday night attacked the residence of outgoing premier and presidential hopeful Carlos Gomes Junior, witnesses told AFP.

"It was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and we were forced to retreat," said a police officer who had guarded the building. He said Gomes had been there earlier but could not confirm his current whereabouts.

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