But the situation on the ground remained unclear as Conde’s government also released a statement saying that an attack on the presidential palace by special forces had been “repulsed”.
Meanwhile, videos shared on social media showed Guinea’s President Alpha Conde being detained by army special forces on Sunday.
The videos, which could not immediately be authenticated, were posted following hours of heavy gunfire around the presidential palace in Conakry.
Heavy gunfire
Earlier on Sunday, at least two people were injured after heavy gunfire broke out near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, while military vehicles patrolled the streets, witnesses said and videos shared on social media showed.
It was not clear who was exchanging fire.
A senior government official said 83-year-old President Alpha Conde was unharmed but gave no further details.
A military source said the gunfire involved angry members of the special forces, an elite army corps.
The source did not say what caused the anger.
Another military source said the only bridge connecting the mainland to the Kaloum neighbourhood, which houses most of the ministries and the presidential palace, had been sealed off and many soldiers, some heavily armed, were posted around the palace.
Three witnesses told Reuters they saw two civilians with gunshot wounds.
“I see groups of soldiers heading towards the presidency. There has been a lot of shooting,” said Ousmane Camara, a resident of Kaloum.
Convoys of armoured vehicles
A Reuters reporter saw two convoys of armoured vehicles and pick-up trucks heading towards Conakry Autonomous Port, also near the palace.
The convoy was accompanied by a white vehicle that appeared to be an ambulance.
Conde won a controversial third term in October after changing the constitution to allow him to stand again despite violent protests from the opposition, raising concerns of a backslide in a region that has seen coups in Mali and Chad in recent months. Footage shared on social media, which Reuters was not immediately able to verify, showed heavy gunfire ringing out over Conakry, and vehicles full of soldiers approaching the central bank, close to the palace.
“President Alpha Conde is doing extremely well… the situation is under control,” an ally of the president said in a video shared on Whatsapp.
Guinea has seen sustained economic growth during Conde’s decade in power thanks to its bauxite, iron ore, gold and diamond wealth, but few of its citizens have seen the benefits.
Critics say the government has used restrictive criminal laws to discourage dissent, while ethnic divisions and endemic graft have sharpened political rivalries.
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Yaa Sudans tribune piece low lives, what has Guinea to do with South Sudan? There are two Guinea of Conakry, was where the 2014 Ebola new strand *experimented in by the US army*, not Guinea Bissau. The evil Ebola virus, strand ‘quickly went and killed many people in *Sierra Leone, Liberia, some parts of Nigeria and Bakina Faso. There is also another in Pacific called Papua New Guinea (PNG).
For all I care there was not a single South Sudanese, who contacted an Ebola virus. IN 1947, an Ebola out was propagated to have ‘engulf Nzara, western Eqautoria’. That was because, the British were being kicked out. Ebola is always in projected to be Democratic of republic Congo (D.R.C).
A year ago, Ebola was considered be killing people in Democratic of republic Congo (D.R.C). Oh really? And that UN, the NGOs and the African Union ( the AU) are working very hard to keep away Ebola?!!!. Propaganda was thrown around that there is ‘a mysterious diseases in Central Africa Republic (C.A.R) And that South Sudan would be next, there was no mysterious disease.
Cholera drugs came and be be tested here in South Sudan. Our medical authorities tested them, before we let be used on our people. They were were never used on South Sudanese people to be precise. They should have gone test their rubbish, in Nairobi, Lagos and Mumbai.
But as always, it is all about South Sudan. Fellows, Be very careful. South Sudan is the only prize by in Africa by the secret societies. May their gods help them. we cannot share our Nile with the evils. Reasons, pure HATRED and RACISM. Do you want us bomb to Uganda?
There will be no juus (so-called israelis) attack dogs on this planet earth. Read this links:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiU0caGs-jyAhXYbSsKHdbdDB0QFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FOperation_Entebbe&usg=AOvVaw1286Lfils74ZjWwIGppyZy
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, was killed in that cheap and dirty operation. Have you been paying attention and read the facts?. For All I care, South Sudanese are not heeding our warnings. But when thing later get bad, then they come and cry foul, that the Muonyjiengs/Jaangs/Jenge/Dinkas are the ones playing games with them.
Our Lake Victoria is what the evils have been after all the times. WE WILL FIND OUT WHO WOULD BE THE WINNER, THE WINNER TAKES ALL.
But for all I care, THERE WILL BE NO WHITE AMERICANS, WHITE ENGLISH PEOPLE, THEIR CLONED SO-CALLED ARABS OF NORTH SUDAN, ABESHES (SO-CALLED ETHIOPIA) PROSTITUTE, THEIR BANTUSES IN CENTRAL TOWNS OF NANYUKI AND LAIKIPIA, ITALIANS,, THERE MERCENARIES OF INDIANS, PAKISTANIS, NEPALESE, BANGLADESHIS, SRI. LANKANS, THE UN, THE NGOs AND ALL.
GOOD LUCK FELLOWS, TRYING IS NOT A CRIME, TRY LUCK. But of all I care, You are not our equal, not in the slightest. We are ancient Egyptians. YOUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PEOPLE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.>>>>