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UNCOVERED: Sierra leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on freetown army barracks - The Untold Story

Sierra Leone has been going through a political crisis following presidential and general elections in June 2023. © John Wessels, AFP

Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison.

The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.

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