Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after an attack on a military barracks in the capital, Freetown. President Julius Maada Bio claims that calm has been restored and most of the leaders behind the attack have been arrested. The attack resulted in the death of twenty people and the escape of nearly 2,000 inmates from a prison. The country remains tense as the military is conducting stop and search operations on residents, sparking fears of a coup plot. President Bio's hold on power appears tenuous following the attack.
President Julius Maada Bio’s hold on power in Sierra Leone appears tenuous following an attack on a military base https://t.co/RkShP0Io2y
President Julius Maada Bio’s hold on power in Sierra Leone appears tenuous following an attack on a military base https://t.co/ALzq4WxNRS
Sierra Leone authorities said that 20 people were killed and nearly 2,000 prisoners escaped during Sunday's attack on the capital Freetown. Assailants had targeted a military barracks, a prison and other locations https://t.co/g3Rdz88ksU https://t.co/8GnkacHPeL
Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday's attack on a military barracks, a prison and other locations in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, officials said https://t.co/g3Rdz88Sis https://t.co/34g8PeFVF8
Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack on military barracks, army says https://t.co/8Ge3b1OeAC
What's happening in Sierra Leone? @onu_kwue reports on how military unrest has sparked fears of a coup plot https://t.co/mXgACjVyAm via @SemaforAfrica
Life in Freetown over the coming days is likely to be tense as soldiers have begun stop and search operations on residents. @semafor report on 🇸🇱Sierra Leone's coup scare on Sunday https://t.co/0ohnCr4m4F
Sierra Leone military unrest sparks fears of a coup plot https://t.co/b3UlC9HIgD
Sierra Leone's authorities say they have arrested assailants who attacked a military barracks in the capital city Freetown, as tensions remain high in the West African country since President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected in June https://t.co/jAP5CLzuDx https://t.co/KAW84qiu1Y
Sierra Leone’s military is hunting for leaders of an attack on an army base in the capital over the weekend https://t.co/EzqH0kXlzv
Sierra Leone's capital quiet after attack on barracks https://t.co/CzTk3PglO4 https://t.co/wIfLnLLlaa
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said most of the leaders of an attack on a military barracks in the capital Freetown had been arrested, adding that security operations and an investigation were ongoing https://t.co/jAP5CLA2t5 https://t.co/sUp9VBnWKP
Most of the leaders of an attack on a military barracks in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown had been arrested, President Julius Maada Bio said. A nationwide curfew was imposed https://t.co/tx5NJZikuS https://t.co/LjLZRUnGpT
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said most of the leaders of an attack on a military barracks in the capital Freetown had been arrested, adding that security operations and an investigation were ongoing https://t.co/tx5NJZikuS https://t.co/eUmaMG1v0I
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. https://t.co/kfk698fPbn
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio announced that the majority of the leaders behind an armed attack in the capital have been arrested https://t.co/x6N7CqS4QS https://t.co/4ETsPUsUI0
Nationwide curfew declared in Sierra Leone after attack on army barracks in capital city https://t.co/bIMF1wFF4U
A nationwide curfew has been set in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the military's main barracks and overran detention centers https://t.co/3CFxKnA9h4
The authorities in Sierra Leone declared a nationwide curfew on Sunday, hours after what they described as a thwarted effort by unidentified men to break into one of the West African country’s key military armories and barracks. https://t.co/G8LG8tlBm7
Sierra Leone imposes a nationwide curfew amid a hunt for perpetrators who staged an attack on a key military base in Freetown https://t.co/c4RVaI2gol
Sierra Leone imposes a nationwide curfew amid a hunt for perpetrators who staged an attack on a key military base in Freetown https://t.co/bXjES2cUap
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio claims ‘calm restored’ after the government said an attack on a military barracks was repelled https://t.co/eR7CDVVMgU https://t.co/DDitYevaIy
Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's largest barracks in the capital. Via @AP https://t.co/x0lSUfCFJ7
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio claims ‘calm restored’ after government said a military barracks attack was repelled https://t.co/eR7CDVWk6s https://t.co/vKRUKnoneK
Sierra Leone, Africa, imposes a countrywide curfew following an assault on military barracks https://t.co/56GPmPQAJ7 https://t.co/w5NCVRHsTr
Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks https://t.co/2ZIofPTffh https://t.co/2weRJEjAND