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| Guinea police clash with strikers | Guinea police clash with strikers |
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| Security forces in Guinea have clashed with demonstrators, calling on President Lansana Conte to resign on the 13th day of a general strike. | Security forces in Guinea have clashed with demonstrators, calling on President Lansana Conte to resign on the 13th day of a general strike. |
| At least 10 people died in running battles with police in suburbs in the capital, Conakry. Ten people were killed in clashes last week. | At least 10 people died in running battles with police in suburbs in the capital, Conakry. Ten people were killed in clashes last week. |
| A BBC correspondent says many thousands took to the streets in the biggest protests since the strike began. | A BBC correspondent says many thousands took to the streets in the biggest protests since the strike began. |
| Marchers were chanting "Enough" and "Bye Bye Conte". | Marchers were chanting "Enough" and "Bye Bye Conte". |
| Guinea's unions and opposition parties say President Conte is too sick to govern. | Guinea's unions and opposition parties say President Conte is too sick to govern. |
| The strikers also accuse Mr Conte of mismanaging the economy and personally securing the release from prison of two men accused of corruption. | The strikers also accuse Mr Conte of mismanaging the economy and personally securing the release from prison of two men accused of corruption. |
| Countrywide protests | Countrywide protests |
| Some 30,000 demonstrators matched through Conakry, heading for the parliament building. | |
| They were blocked at the 8 Novembre bridge, which separates central Conakry from the suburbs, by security forces, who opened fire, witnesses say. | |
| "There are at least 100 injured. The number of dead can be estimated at 11, but we have to finalise the count... the injured are still coming in," a doctor in Conakry's Donka Hospital told Reuters news agency. | "There are at least 100 injured. The number of dead can be estimated at 11, but we have to finalise the count... the injured are still coming in," a doctor in Conakry's Donka Hospital told Reuters news agency. |
| Strongman feels the heat Deaths have also been reported in the town of Siguiri and Kankan. | Strongman feels the heat Deaths have also been reported in the town of Siguiri and Kankan. |
| There were also mass protests in the towns of Pita, Dabola and Telemele, reports the AFP news agency. | There were also mass protests in the towns of Pita, Dabola and Telemele, reports the AFP news agency. |
| On Saturday, Mr Conte made a speech on television, asking for the support of the people and the army. | On Saturday, Mr Conte made a speech on television, asking for the support of the people and the army. |
| "Those who want power must wait their turn. It is God who gives power and when he gives it to someone, everyone must stand behind him," he said. | "Those who want power must wait their turn. It is God who gives power and when he gives it to someone, everyone must stand behind him," he said. |
| "Guineans must remain united, above all us soldiers, because we must be proud of wearing the uniform, a sign of allegiance to defending the country." | "Guineans must remain united, above all us soldiers, because we must be proud of wearing the uniform, a sign of allegiance to defending the country." |
| Dialogue plea | Dialogue plea |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union head Alpha Oumar Konare have called for dialogue between the two sides. | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union head Alpha Oumar Konare have called for dialogue between the two sides. |
| Mr Ban said he was concerned about the loss of life during the protests. | Mr Ban said he was concerned about the loss of life during the protests. |
| Presidents Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria are expected to go to Guinea to try and mediate. | Presidents Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria are expected to go to Guinea to try and mediate. |
| Food prices are said to have risen sharply in Conakry, with shortages of staple foods including rice and bread. | Food prices are said to have risen sharply in Conakry, with shortages of staple foods including rice and bread. |
| Hundreds of people are said to have been arrested since the strike began. | Hundreds of people are said to have been arrested since the strike began. |
| Mr Conte seized power in a 1984 coup but has since won three elections. | Mr Conte seized power in a 1984 coup but has since won three elections. |
| He is in his 70s but suffers from diabetes. | He is in his 70s but suffers from diabetes. |
| The current general strike is the third in the last year. | The current general strike is the third in the last year. |