The Christian Science Monitor

Guinea-Bissau assassinations: Is Colombia's drug trade behind them?

Mar 02 -- The murder of the president and the Army chief on Monday raises questions about the nature of the instability in this African nation.

2 de marzo de 2009

The assassinations were committed gangland style – a bomb in a stairwell, and a rapid fire shootout – which is perhaps not so surprising in a country that has swiftly become a major transit hub for narcotics into Europe.

But the tit-for-tat revenge killings of Guinea-Bissau's top two leaders, its Army chief and its president, have left this poor country without leaders and the prospect of continued military rule.
 
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