Guinea president 'captured', govt dissolved, claim army putschists'; attack on presidential palace repulsed, say authorities

Conakry, Guinea: Army putschists in the west African nation of Guinea said Sunday that they had captured President Alpha Conde and dissolved the government, in a video sent to AFP.

But the situation on the ground remained unclear as  Conde’s government also released a statement saying that an attack on the presidential palace by special forces had been “repulsed”.