Guinea protesters 'threw stones at prime minister's convoy'

Protesters in a Guinean opposition stronghold threw stones at the prime minister's convoy on Tuesday, AFP news agency reports the government as saying.

According to the statement, Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana was travelling in the Fouta-Djalon region of northern Guinea when his convoy was attacked, causing several injuries, AFP adds.

The 82-year-old President Alpha Conde is running for a third presidential term in the 18 October election after he pushed through a new constitution, allowing him to reset the two-term presidential limit to zero.

Opposition to that possibility led to a wave of protests last year during which dozens of people were killed.