Guinea police clash with strikers

At least 17 people died in running battles with police in the capital, Conakry and other towns. Ten people were killed in clashes last week.

A BBC correspondent says many thousands took to the streets in the biggest protests since the strike began.

Marchers were chanting "Enough" and "Bye Bye Conte".

Guinea's unions and opposition parties say President Conte is too sick to govern.

The strikers also accuse Mr Conte of mismanaging the economy and personally securing the release from prison of two men accused of corruption.

Countrywide protests

Some 30,000 demonstrators matched through Conakry, heading for the parliament building.

They were blocked at the 8 Novembre bridge, which separates central Conakry from the suburbs, by security forces, who opened fire, witnesses say.

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