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Soldiers patrol the area around the seat of government in Guinea Bissau after sustained gunfire, as regional bloc ECOWAS condemns what it calls 'an attempted coup'. People flee the area, while military vehicles laden with troops drive through the streets. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The West African nation has seen four military putsches since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974, most recently in 2012. IMAGES
Beirut (Lebanon), Oct 14 (EFE) .- (Camera: Nabil Mounzer) Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Maulaui has confirmed that this Thursday's shooting against Shiite protesters in Beirut was perpetrated by a group of "snipers", while the death toll has now risen to six and the number of wounded to more than thirty.FOOTAGE OF THE START OF THE PROTEST OF THE SUPPORTERS OF THE CHIÍES AMAL AND HIZBULÁ MOVEMENTS, IN BEIRUT, REQUESTING THE REMOVAL OF THE JUDGE IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2020 IN THE LEBANESE CAPITAL
A family runs holding their child as they flee the Tayouneh neighbourhood of Beirut during intensive gunfire clashes that broke out following a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast. IMAGES
Residents of Beirut's Tayouneh neighbourhood evacuate their buildings and run for cover as gunfire battles continue to rage in the Lebanese capital following a demonstration organised by Shiite parties against the lead port blast investigator turned violent. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI9PN3MF_EN / VIDI9PN3YK_EN / VIDI9PN3RX_EN / VIDI9PN4D2_EN
Gunshots are heard as members of the Lebanese army mobilise in the streets of the capital after clashes erupted following protests against the judge investigating Beirut blast, injuring several. IMAGES