Armed soldiers attack Guinean radio station
Armed soldiers, believed to be part of the presidential security of President Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea, stormed the premises of privately-owned radio station, Bate FM, following live coverage of a political rally organised by the ruling party, the People's Rally of Guinea (RPG).
The soldiers forcibly entered the studios, manhandled and threw out the journalists before closing down the radio station. Subsequently, Sorel Mady and Moro Sidibe, host and producer respectively, were arrested and grilled by the local police.
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