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The town of Paella, Guinea
The sectarian acts that took place last Saturday and Sunday in southern Guinea have killed more than 11 people and injured dozens more, according to Agence France-Presse.
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For his part, the governor of the forested region of Guinea, Mohamed Ghary, told the agency: “Between Saturday and Sunday we counted 11 bodies in the morgue in the city of Masenta.” Another administrative official confirmed to “AFP” that the violence also caused “injuries to at least 40 people.”
The director of the Masenta Hospital, Kaba Conde, said that “many soldiers were injured in the clashes that took place between two communities, in which hunting rifles were used.”
He continued: “It is very difficult to identify the bodies, because almost all of them were cut with machetes and their skulls crushed with stones and clubs.”
While the director of the local administration in the city of Masenta, Sheikh Mohamed Diallo, indicated by telephone to the French Agency that “the situation is dangerous, but it is under control”, while eyewitnesses informed the agency that “the violence it has pushed several neighbors to flee their homes and take refuge. In the woods that surround the city. “
He drew, “France Press”, that local sources revealed that the violence broke out due to the refusal of members of the “Toma Mania” sect to inaugurate a residence for the spiritual leader of the “Toma” sect in the city, and to carry out his opening.
It is noteworthy that the city of Masenta, located in the Guinean region, is witness to the constant violence between the two sects, “Toma Mania”, which has a Muslim majority, and “Touma”, which condemns the bulk of its members to the spirituality, according to the agency.
Source: “France Press”
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