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In the aftermath of the military coup in Guinea, police and military forces are deployed to monitor traffic in the streets of the capital Conakry. IMAGES
Conakry, Sep 5 (EFE/EPA).- Confusion reigned on Sunday in Guinea-Conakry after elements of the military staged a coup d'etat, detained President Alpha Conde and declared both the constitution and the government to be invalid.Conde, who had governed the West African nation with a firm hand since 2010, was detained by members of the army's Special Forces Group, according to the commander of that elite body, Col. Mamady Doumboya, who was identified by local media as a former French Foreign Legion soldier who had returned to Guinea in 2018. (Camera: EPA).B-ROLL OF THE STREETS IN CONAKRY, GUINEA, AFTER THE MILITARY COUP.
Armed forces block the entrance of Kaloum district, the administrative centre of Guinean capital Conakry. Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara has been taken out of prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the city, according to his lawyers and a judicial source. IMAGES
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Police and military line the Champs Elysees in Paris ahead of France's Bastille Day celebrations, which are set to take place under tight security two weeks after the country was swept by riots. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is president Emmanuel Macron's guest of honour. IMAGES