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Two men have been charged with a series of offences, including rape, over an attack on a group of British schoolgirls and their teacher in Ghana.

The pupils were on a trip near Accra, the capital city, on 8 December when armed men broke into their accommodation. The teenagers and their teacher were sexually assaulted and robbed. A security guard was shot and seriously injured trying to stop the attack.

Ishmael Akyene, 34, a Ghanaian national, is accused of 14 counts of robbery, one count of rape, one count of conspiracy to rape, one count of possession of a firearm, one count of possession of an instrument intended for unlawful entry and one count of money laundering.

Daniel Akpan, 29, a Nigerian national, faces the same charges except he is accused of two counts of rape.

Both men were remanded in custody in Ghana. UK and Ghanaian police are looking for a third suspect.