Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack on military barracks – Army
At least 20 people have been killed, including 13 soldiers, and several wounded in a series of attacks over the weekend that targeted military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone, according to the army.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, an army spokesperson said attacks across the capital, Freetown, on Sunday were carried out by “renegade soldiers” but had been repelled.
Army spokesman Colonel Issa Bangura said that the 20 dead included 13 soldiers, three assailants, a police officer, a civilian and someone working in private security. Eight people were wounded and three arrested, he said.
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Some 1,890 inmates escaped from the Pademba Road central prison after the attackers broke in. So far, 23 have returned.
“We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving soldiers,” Colonel Issa Bangura said.
The police has urged inmates to return to prison in a statement on Monday and offered the public rewards for details on the whereabouts of escapees or the attackers.
