Guinea: Coup d’Etat confirmed, special forces capture President Alpha Conde
A coup d’Etat has been confirmed in Guinea after heavy gunfire between presidential guards and a division of the country’s special forces.
A photo went viral online showing masked members of Guinea’s special forces surrounding a dejected and dispirited President Conde on a sofa.
Sources from Guinea confirm the success of the coup d’etat in the country.
The arrest of the president followed a heavy gunfire between the presidential guard and the Special Forces Group led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya.