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Attack on border village from Liberia - government says

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    Guinea has accused armed men allegedly based in Liberia of attacking the village of Massadou, 25 km inside the border, and killing 47 people, according to news reports.

    Guinean soldiers were among the dead in the attack on 1 September.
    Thousands of refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone are camped in Guinea.
    Guinea and Liberia have been trading accusations for more than a year about rebel incursions from across each other's borders.

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