Guinea's justice minister says a trial date has been set nearly 13 years after a stadium massacre killed at least 157 people in the West African nation.
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, young soccer players train outside the September 28 stadium in Conakry, Guinea. On Sept. 28, 2009 several hundred soldiers stormed the national stadium where an anti-government rally was being held, killing more than 150 people and at least 109 victims of sexual assault in what was an ordered and methodical attack on protesters demanding the resignation of coup leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara.
“This date that we have been waiting for a long time has come today. It was time for this trial to take place," said Bissiri Diallo, who lost her 18-year-old son in the massacre. “We hope that all the truths will come out.” For years Guinea’s government had sought to prevent his homecoming, fearing it could stoke political instability. However, another coup last year put a military junta in power that was more amenable to Camara’s return.
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