Guinea: President Alpha Condé Detained In Military Coup Takeover

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Guinea: President Alpha Condé Detains In Military Takeover

&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">Details from Guinea reaching us at OccupyGh&period;com indicates that President Alpha Condé has been detained in a possible military coup takeover&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This is after army putschists on Sunday&comma; 5th Septem&comma; said they had captured the president and staged a coup&comma; and the government insisted it has repelled the attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Alpha-Condé&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Guinea coup" class&equals;"wp-image-114247"&sol;><figcaption>Guinea&colon; President Alpha Condé Detains In Military Takeover &NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have decided&comma; after having taken the president&comma; to dissolve the constitution&comma;” said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assault rifles in a video sent to AFP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The officer also said that Guinea’s land and air borders have been shut and the government dissolved&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>But the situation remained unclear as Conde’s government also released a statement saying that an attack on the presidential palace by special forces had been &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;repulsed”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to AFP news&comma; gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the Guinean capital of Conakry amid rumors of an army coup on Sunday&comma; witnesses told Reuters and several other news agencies&period; At least two people were injured from the violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The shots were fired in the Kaloum peninsula area of the capital&comma; which is home not only to the presidential palace&comma; but other government institutions and ministries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Troops were deployed to the streets in response to the incident&comma; with the military blocking access from the mainland to Kaloum&period; Guinean President Alpha Conde was reportedly unharmed by the gunfire&comma; but his exact whereabouts are still unclear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Local residents say they have been asked by soldiers to stay in their homes&comma; according to news agency AFP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

Elisha Opoku-Fosu: Elisha Opoku-Fosu is a final year student of the University of Ghana, pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. Elisha is a fascinating celebrity writer. I also find local politics interesting and have plans of taking up a political task in the near future. You can contact me on Phone: +233242067933 or Email me on: ElishaOPF@gmail.com