A coup attempt is underway in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa's political union says, as gunfire is heard around the government palace
"I have never imagined that we would arrive to this type of situation," Embaló said."I never thought that Bissau-Guineans could practice another act of violence."Defense forces engaged in crossfire with the alleged perpetrators for five hours before averting the coup, Embaló said. He added that"many" members of security forces were killed in the failed attempt, but did not confirm the number of casualties.
Burkina Faso's military seizes power in a coup, detains president and dissolves governmentPrior to Embaló's address, Mamadou Jao, an academic in Guinea Bissau, told CNN that the streets were quiet across the capital, as worried residents stayed inside awaiting more information. "Bissau is quiet but we don't know what is happening near the government place... We are waiting to know more about what is happening," Jao said earlier on Tuesday.
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