Four killed in Sierra Leone protest after police and army open fire


  • World
  • Sunday, 19 Jul 2020

FREETOWN (Reuters) - At least four people including a teenager were killed and 10 wounded when police and soldiers opened fire on protesters in northern Sierra Leone, a health official and witnesses said on Sunday.

Hundreds gathered on a rainy day in the city of Makeni on Saturday to try to block the movement of a power generator to another town, fearing it would jeopardise the area's electricity supply, five witnesses said.

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