Most leaders of clashes in Sierra Leone capital arrested

Clashes broke out in Sierra Leone's capital.

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BY A STAFF REPORTER: Sierra Leone's President Julius Mada Bio said sunday night that security forces had arrested "most of the leaders" as part of an effort to destabilize the state.

"Most of the leaders have been arrested," the president said sunday morning after armed clashes in Freetown. Security operations and investigations are underway. There have been attacks on military arsenals. "