An unknown number of security forces were killed during the hours-long attack in Guinea-Bissau's capital
Guinea-Bissau's president said the situation is now under control after gunmen launched an assault on a government palace in the capital. The West African bloc ECOWAS has condemned the attack, along with the UN.
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said stability was restored on Tuesday, after a suspected coup attempt in the country's capital, Bissau.
The remarks came after heavy gunfire was heard for several hours in the capital. The attack also comes on the heels of a spate of coups in the region in Burkina Faso, Mali and other African nations.
What did the president say?
Embalo told the media that officials were taking part in a meeting at a government palace, when assailants with AK-47 rifles launched an attack on the building.
The president said the situation is now "under control" after an "attack on democracy." He said "many" members of the security forces were killed in the nearly five hour assault.
"Our republican defense and security forces were able to stop this evil," Embalo said.
He said the attack "has to also do with our fight against narco trafficking" though it's unclear who is exactly behind the assault.
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