Sierra Leone begins national mourning for fuel tanker victims
President Julius Maada Bio visits the Emergency Hospital in Freetown, which is treating some of the fuel tanker blast victims. PHOTO | SIERRA LEONE STATE HOUSE
Sierra Leone Monday began three days of national mourning for victims of Friday’s deadly tanker explosion.
President Julius Maada Bio made the declaration on Sunday night in a televised address in which he described the incident that left about 100 people dead and 90 others in hospitals as a national tragedy.
