Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Reports: Guinean President Arrested, Govt Dissolved (Video)


Sun 05 Sep 2021 | 05:49 PM
Basant ahmed

The unite of elite special forces in Guinea announced the dissolution of the house of representatives and all state institutions and the closure of all land and air borders.

The elite national army unit led by a former French legionnaire, Mamady Doumbouya said "We decided after the arrest of the president, to dissolve the house of representatives and the institutions, in addition to the closure of land and air borders.”

Activists on Twitter circulated pictures that confirmed that it was the moment of the arrest of Alpha Conde, President of Guinea, and footage showed that he was inside a car and surrounded by masked people wearing  Guinea army uniforms.

https://twitter.com/DialloKhousane/status/1434513835373830147?s=20

 

Meanwhile, local media reported heavy gunfire near the presidential palace in the capital, Conakry.

https://twitter.com/Mouhamed_sawa/status/1434506190055264256?s=20