Guinea capital Conakry rocked by reports of coup attempt
AFP
image captionThere are reports that different military factions are fighting each other
The fate of Guinea's President Alpha Condé is unclear after an unverified video showed him in the hands of soldiers, who said they had staged a coup.
However, the defence minister has been quoted as saying the attempted takeover had been thwarted.
This follows hours of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace in the capital, Conakry.
Soldiers are patrolling the otherwise deserted streets of the city centre.
Terrified residents of the central Kaloum district have heeded their orders to stay at home.
In the video, the soldiers from a unit of elite special forces ask President Condé to confirm he is unharmed but he refuses to respond.
They say that all land and air borders have been closed and the government dissolved.
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Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé
Troops announce a takeover on TV, while the defence ministry insists a coup attempt was thwarted.
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