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Zongo's suspected killers claim innocence

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    Soldiers suspected of killing investigative journalist Norbert Zongo have declared their innocence amid public demands for them to be tried for the crime, AFP reported.

    The six presidential guards, named by an independent panel of inquiry into Zongo's death, wrote an open letter to the minister of justice claiming they were victims of machinations. In the letter, published by the media, they said there were in the capital, Ouagadougou, on 13 December 1998 when Zongo was killed in an outlying area.

    In its report, published two weeks ago, the commission noted
    "contradictions and incoherences" in the soldiers' explanations of their movements on 13 December.

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