“There have been no alarming messages from Russian citizens,” TASS quoted a representative of the embassy as saying.

He noted that there are about 500 Russian citizens on the territory of Guinea.

“The Russian embassy is located far from the city center - about 10 km from it, in the Matam quarter.

There is a calm atmosphere in the area of ​​the Russian embassy, ​​”he added.

On Sunday, September 5, armed rebels led by Colonel Mamadi Dumbuya detained the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde.

In his address to the citizens of Guinea, Dumbuya announced the arrest of the president, the dissolution of legislative bodies, the closure of borders, as well as the abolition of the current Constitution.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for the immediate release of the President of Guinea.