Bissau: Control of much of the capital of the Guinea-Bissau has been taken by soldiers in what appears to be a coup attempt.
Heavy gunfire had been heard in the city of Bissau and the residence of outgoing Prime Minister Carlos Gomes was reportedly attacked.
Troops have also taken control of the national radio station and the ruling party’s headquarters.
West African regional organisation Ecowas condemned what it described as an attempted coup.
Mr Gomes came first in an inconclusive presidential election last month, but failed to win outright. His whereabouts and those of the interim President, Raimundo Pereira, are currently unknown, reports say.
The second-placed candidate in the March election, former President Kumba Yala, has said he will boycott the run-off vote scheduled for 29 April.
Mr Yala alleged that the election had been fraudulent.
The emergency vote was called after the death in January of President Malam Bacai Sanha, after a long illness.
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