In African Guinea, there was an attempt at the state coup, according to the Jeune Afrique portal.
In the morning of September 5, intensive shooting began in the center of the capital of the country. According to eyewitnesses, many military appeared on the streets.
According to the portal, an attempt to the coup with the help of special forces parties carried out the commander of the Special Forces Group, Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Dumbay, the ex-legionnaire of the French army. Special Forces is located in front of the Presidential Palace in Conakry.
Reuters adds that the only road leading from the north to the presidential palace is blocked by soldiers. According to a high-ranking official, President Guinea Alpha Conde did not suffer and is under guarding the guard.