Wounded 24 opposed and 17 police officers in clashes in Conakry

24 wounded opponent according to medical sources and 17 police officers in accordance with national television, on Thursday in clashes with youths in Conakry opponents wanted to join the opposition demonstration was attended by thousands.

The director of a hospital in Conakry Ibrahim Balde "We have received 15 injured during a demonstration of the opposition. All were well with rifle butts," the wounded and suffering from contusions and bruises to the head.

He added that some of the wounded, "he lost consciousness in the hospital and others are threatened by the risk of neurological complications."

At the Donka hospital in the capital, the government said a doctor told AFP that "the four injured were treated and then left to their homes. Injuries all were minor and caused by beatings with truncheons."

In another hospital, an official said he had received five wounded, one of them was wounded by a bullet "in the spine."

Opponents and wounded young men in clashes with security forces on their way to an opposition rally. The mayors of these elements to throwing stones at police in response to tear gas canisters fired by the security forces towards them.

The Guinean television reported that the evening "17 policemen were throwing stones by opponents during the march, which was said to be peaceful." The footage showed police officers are being treated in a hospital in Camp Samory Toure, the headquarters of the Army Staff.

Participated in the demonstration, a large collection of the leaders of the opposition to demand the elections "free and fair."

He said opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo "Today, through the will of Guineans for their rejection of President Alpha Conde to rig the elections can not win with transparency," estimated the number of participants in the demonstration, "including between fifty thousand and sixty thousand people."

The leader of the opposition in the other Cydia Toure, "We have Samadtm despite all attempts at intimidation. Guinea that does not belong to one person, it belongs to more than 12 million people."

Opponents succeeded in paralyzing the movement in Conakry between 9:00 (Baltoukatin local and global) and the time 16.30.

The opposition announced on Monday it will be held from Thursday regular demonstrations to demand a "frank dialogue" with President Alpha Conde in Shan transparent legislative elections.

But Interior Minister Hassan Conde of Guinea on Thursday warned that "if one went out (Friday) to protest the state will find in the face."

He stressed that "the state will impose respect for the system," students "of the security forces alert to meet any event are not allowed."

The party called on the ruling Guinean opposition to non-violence to safeguard the gains of democracy.