Reporter attacked by Angolan security

A sports radio journalist from Ghana covering the Africa Cup of Nations was beaten up by Angolan security officers in what was described as a "brutal" attack here yesterday.

The reporter, who was named as Fiifi Tackie, working for private radio station Radio Gold, was set upon by police and security officials after being refused access to a press conference at the team's hotel in the Angolan capital.

Ghana radio station Peace FM reported on its website: "The journalist was brutally attacked."