Sierra Leone: UN mission helps respond to break-in at military barracks

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) today helped respond to an attempted break-in where shots rang out as a number of people attempted to raid a military compound on the outskirts of Freetown early this morning.

According to a UN spokesman in New York, the shooting occurred when Sierra Leone Police, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed forces (RSLAF) and UNAMSIL responded to an early morning call about an attempted break-in at a military barracks at the Aureol Tobacco Company in Calaba Town.

A number of people were arrested and are now detained. The Sierra Leone Police and the RSLAF Military Police are jointly conducting a full investigation.