After a coup in the capital of Guinea, West Africa, President Alpha Condé was detained by armed special forces forces.



On the morning of the 5th, local time, a large-scale gunfight took place near the Presidential Palace in Conakry, the capital of Guinea.



Local foreign media reported that Mamadi Dumbuya, a former French Foreign Legion officer, led the coup and secured new recruits for the president with the help of the Guinea Army's elite special forces.



Dumbuya also appeared on state TV and announced that "the government would be dissolved and the military would form a transitional government".



At the same time, he said, "Until additional measures are delivered, a curfew will be imposed across the country and a transitional government cabinet meeting will be convened today at 11 am local time."



However, the Ministry of National Defense of Guinea stated that immediately after the coup, the presidential security team and the military suppressed the attackers. Foreign media analyzed.



Earlier, AFP reported that in the video it obtained, the soldiers claimed to have secured President Condé's recruits.



They say they are detaining President Condé and will invalidate the constitution and close the border.



A photo of armed soldiers who appear to be coup d'états with President Condé in the center sitting on a sofa has also been released.



Dumbuya later said in an interview with France24 that President Condé is in a safe place and access to medical staff is available.



President Condé, who succeeded in taking power in Guinea's first election in 2010, declared a long term in office last year for a third term, and it is being evaluated that he is losing public support.



In fact, some people were seen celebrating the coup d'état in various parts of Conakry's local city, and Dumbuya, the leader of the coup, seemed to be conscious of this, saying, "We will no longer entrust politics to one person." "Politics to the people." will be entrusted to you,” he emphasized.



He added, "The duty of a soldier is to protect the country."



After gaining independence from French colonial rule in 1958, Guinea has been under a long dictatorship and military rule.



Foreign media analyzed that Guinea seemed to have escaped the military dictatorship, but this coup increased the possibility that it would again fall under the influence of the military.



The United Nations condemned the coup attempt.



UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "We are monitoring the situation in Guinea very closely.



(Photo = Reuters, Yonhap News)