Curfew in place after gunmen attack barracks

Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military’s main and largest barracks in the West African nation’s capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison.

The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region. This year alone, the governments of Niger and Gabon were overthrown by military factions, and there were attempts in Burkina Faso and Sudan.

The latter has since descended into civil war.

The detention centers, including the Pademba Road Prisons were also attacked, according to Information Minister Chernor Bah.