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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Guinea releases 16 soldiers and police officers from Sierra Leone after border dispute

Sierra Leone Guinea - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Guinea on Friday released 16 soldiers and police officers from neighboring Sierra Leone who were arrested earlier this week in a border dispute, Sierra Leonean authorities said.

“All security officers arrested by the Guinean authorities have been safely handed over to Sierra Leone,” Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Information said in a Facebook post.

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