Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Guinea-Bissau's president, army chief killed.



Soldiers killed Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernado "Nino" Vieira on Monday in an apparent revenge attack for the slaying of the army chief of the unstable West African country.

Small arms fire and heavy weapons resounded in Bissau city in the early hours, subsiding at first light. Most residents stayed at home as it was unclear who was in control of a nation that has become a key transit point for drug smuggling.

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