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Gunshots fired after opposition election protests

Guinea opposition leaders want election scrapped due to fraud
Guinea opposition leaders want election scrapped due to fraud
Gunshots rang out in residential neighbourhoods of the Guinean capital Conakry on Tuesday
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Gunshots rang out in residential neighbourhoods of the Guinean capital Conakry on Tuesday following clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, who rejected Sunday's election, residents said.

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"There is shooting here," said Fatoumata Bah, a resident of the Simbayah neighbourhood.

He added,"I don't know how we will get any sleep in these conditions".

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