Nov 4 (Reuters) - The former head of Guinea's 2008 military junta, Moussa Dadis Camara, was sprung from prison by heavily armed men in Conakry in the early hours of Saturday along with three other high-ranking officers, Justice Minister Charles Wright said.
"It was around 0500 (0500 GMT) that heavily armed men burst into the Central House of Conakry.
They managed to leave with four defendants in the trial of the events of Sept. 28 including Captain Moussa Dadis Camara," the minister said on the radio.
Residents near Kaloum said shots were first heard around 4 a.m. local time after which security was tightened on the streets and the entrance to Kaloum was blocked.
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Moussa Dadis Camara, Charles Wright, Camara, Mmah Camara, Mamady Doumbouya, Alessandra Prentice, Jason Neely, Alexandra Hudson, Giles Elgood
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