Guinea junta chief's return could bring war-France

Paris, 22 Dec-(ANA)-French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday it would be better for the wounded leader of Guinea's military junta to stay away from his country as his return could cause a civil war.

Moussa Dadis Camara was rushed to Morocco for treatment after a botched assassination attempt on Dec. 3 by his former aide de camp, leaving a power vacuum and the threat of total chaos in his country, the world's top exporter of bauxite.

"I hope that Mr Dadis Camara stays in his bed in Morocco and does not return home as his return would be capable of triggering a civil war that we really don't need," Kouchner told legislators during a session of questions to the government.

A U.N. report made public on Monday blamed Camara for a Sept. 28 massacre by Guinean security forces of more than 150 pro-democracy marchers in the former French colony.

Camara, who suffered unspecified head wounds during the murder attempt and has not been seen in public since, could face international prosecution for crimes against humanity if the report's findings are followed up. (ANA)

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