Streets of Guinea-BissauMOSCOW, Feb. 2 Tuesday's coup in Guinea-Bissau, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the local government. Earlier it was reported that six people were killed. , including a senior member of the Ministry of Agriculture and his driver,» Fernando Vaz, government spokesman and Minister of Tourism of Guinea-Bissau, quoted the agency as saying. , where at that time there was a meeting of the Council of Ministers with the participation of the first persons of the state. President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Shisoku Embalo said that the shooting in Bissau lasted five hours, there is » many dead.» The President noted that he was in the presidential palace, everything was fine with him, and the situation in the city was under control. Earlier, the Embassy of Guinea-Bissau reported to RIA Novosti that the rebels had taken the President of the Republic hostage. After a fierce five-hour firefight, he was recaptured and taken to the presidential palace under heavy security.
