General Confirms Military Seized Power in Guinea-Bissau

Brigadier General Denis N’Canha, who until recently headed the presidential military office,

read a statement to journalists at the army headquarters announcing that the military had seized power in Guinea-Bissau. He appeared on national television and declared that the military had taken complete control of the country.

“All state institutions are suspended,” he said, adding that the country’s borders have been closed and the vote count from the November 23 presidential and parliamentary elections has been halted.

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