A coup attempt is underway in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa's political union says, as gunfire is heard around the government palace
"ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and members of his government," ECOWAS said in a statement. "ECOWAS asks the military to return to their barracks and maintain a republican posture," the statement concluded.The unrest in Guinea-Bissau comes after a military coup rocked Burkina Faso on January 24.
Jao added that the power was off in homes saying:"The place is in darkness for about three or four hours. It is not something that happens normally."The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for an immediate end to the fighting. "The Secretary-General is deeply concerned with the news of heavy fighting in Bissau," said a statement on Tuesday.
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