New York: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the coup attempt in Guinea and called for the release of President Alpha Conde.
According to the UN Chief, he is personally following the situation in Guinea very closely.
"I strongly condemn any takeover of the government by force of the gun and call for the immediate release of President Alpha Conde," Guterres wrote on his official twitter page on Sunday.
According to reports, the gunfire started near the Presidential Palace on Sunday morning.
As of Sunday evening, the putschists declared control over all of Conakry and claimed to have control over all of the country's armed forces.
During a broadcast on state television RTG, Guinean Colonel Mamady Doumbouya said the government and its institutions were dissolved, the constitution was annulled and Guinea's borders were closed.
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