Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in Bissau, the capital of the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP reporters said.
Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting.
The former Portuguese colony has suffered fourmilitary putsches since gaining independence in 1974, the most recent being in 2012.
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