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Raine Maida on marriage, music and the Maritimes | SaltWire - Shots have been heard from the administrative centre of Guinea's capital Conakry and in nearby areas since around 4 a.m. local time on Saturday , four local residents told Reuters.
A military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that gunfire could be heard around the area called Kaloum but declined to provide further detail. "There was a lot of shooting at night around 4 a.m. and again this morning we are hearing shots," Aminata Soumah, a Kaloum resident, told Reuters by telephone.
Guinea is governed by military leader Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in a coup in 2021 - one of eight in West and Central Africa in the last three years. Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Gabon are also run by military officers.
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