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Last Updated: Oct 13, 2008 - 8:18:02 AM |
The protesters accused RusAl of not honoring an agreement to provide
electricity and water to the community and protect residents from
environmental hazards, the report said. An unspecified number of people
were injured.
The demonstrators attacked company property and blocked railway lines
used to transport bauxite for export to the port in the capital,
Conakry.
Guinea has one-third of the world's reserves of bauxite, an ore used to
make aluminum.
On Wednesday, a leader of the protesters said RusAl's mine had been
shut down for two days because of the demonstrations. RusAl said it was
working with the government to resolve the situation.
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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