ECOWAS announced on Tuesday that shots were being fired around the government palace. According to security circles, there may have been fatalities. “ECOWAS condemns this attempted coup and holds the military accountable for the security of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and his cabinet members,” the international community said in a statement.
Like ECOWAS, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his deep concern at the reports. A UN spokesman said Guterres called for an immediate end to the violence and for respect for the country’s democratic institutions.
According to observers, the shots were fired while the President was holding an extraordinary cabinet meeting. Several people were hit by shots. Initially, it was not possible to independently find out who submitted these. The Portuguese embassy in Guinea-Bissau recommended its citizens living in the African country to stay at home.
Source: Nachrichten
