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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew following attack
The government of Sierra Leone declared an immediate nationwide curfew after a military armoury in the country's capital, Freetown, came under attack on Sunday.
According to the government, those who tried to enter the armoury were driven back. Witnesses in the Wilberforce neighbourhood of the city told AFP they heard explosions and gunshots.
"The government and our state security forces are in control," the information ministry assured the public in a statement.
“To enable the security forces to continue the process of apprehending the suspects, a nationwide curfew is declared with immediate effect across the country,†the ministry said.
The claimed attackers' identities and motivations were not disclosed in any further detail.
After holding general and presidential elections in June of this year, the English-speaking nation of Sierra Leone in West Africa has been experiencing a political crisis.
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