Conakry, Guinea ¨C Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the poor west African country.
¡°We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution,¡± said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assault rifles in a video sent to AFP.
The officer also said that Guinea¡¯s land and air borders had been shut and the government dissolved.
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