Sierra Leone Army Base Attack Was Coup Attempt, Government Says
- 14 assailants have been arrested with others still on the run
- Authorities will maintain night curfew and probe the assault
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Sierra Leone’s authorities have said that an attack at the weekend by gunmen on a key army base in the capital, Freetown, was a failed coup.
Thirteen military officers and one civilian suspected of being involved in the Nov. 26 assault have been arrested, Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu said at a press briefing on Tuesday.