CONAKRY, Guinea, May 11 (UPI) -- Some anti-government demonstrators in the west African nation of Guinea were treated for bayonet wounds following pro-election rallies, a witness said.
Parliamentary elections were to be held within six months of the December 2010 election of President Alpha Conde. He postponed elections in April after a previous delay in July.
Pro-election groups hurled stones at political offices in the capital Conakry, prompting police to fire at the demonstrators with tear gas. Clashes subsequently turned violent and BBC reporters on the scene said some demonstrators were injured by bayonets.
Conde is the first democratically elected president since Guinea gained independence in 1958. His election ended a two-year transition to civilian rule after a military junta took power in December 2008.
Attackers believed to be members of the Guinean army stormed the home of Conde in July, leaving one guard dead and two others injured.
The BBC reported the most recent clashes weren't as violent as 2009 fighting that left 157 people dead and at least 100 women raped during protests against military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara.
