Conakry s civilian population subsequently turned against the foreigners and violent attacks were reported, including allegations of arson. The situation calmed down after the foreigners were rounded up and detained. There are some 330,000 refugees from Sierra Leone and 125,000 from Liberia in Guinea. Amongst them are at least 15,000 victims of atrocities committed by rebels in their own country, and 5,000 unaccompanied minors. The Government of Guinea is seriously preoccupied by recent rebel incursions into its territory.
Similar efforts are currently underway in For cariah, another vulnerable area.
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