Guinea-Bissau army says in control after gunfire, clashes

Guinea-Bissau army says in control after gunfire, clashes
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | December 1, 2023, Friday @ 16:28 in World » AFRICA | By: AFP | Views: 391
Guinea-Bissau army says in control after gunfire, clashes
An empty street is seen in Bissau on December 1, 2023. Gunfire was heard for part of the night and early on December 1 in Bissau between members of the National Guard and presidential guard special forces, an AFP reporter heard. Guinea-Bissau's army said Friday it was holding the leader of the security forces unit involved in clashes overnight in the capital and had the situation under control. (Photo by SAMBA BALDE / AFP)

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(AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's army said Friday it was holding the leader of the security forces unit involved in overnight clashes in the capital and had the situation under control.
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Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament after coup bid
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | December 5, 2023, Tuesday @ 06:28 in World » AFRICA | By: AFP | Views: 778
Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament after coup bid
(FILES) Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo conducts a press conference during his state visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 28, 2022. Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on December 2, 2023 said deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

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(AFP) - The president of Guinea-Bissau dissolved parliament on Monday ahead of fresh elections, saying an "attempted coup" had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis.
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