Guinea: Aftermath of assassination attempt on military ruler (pub. Dec. 21, 2009)
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The French state-funded broadcaster Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported on Dec. 16 that a senior Guinean soldier, Lt Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite, had admitted that he had attempted to assassinate the leader of the ruling junta, Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, in Conakry (the capital) on Dec. 3. Capt Camara had been flown to Morocco for treatment after being shot and had not been seen since.
