Heavy gunfire reported near Guinea’s presidential palace

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses accidental dense gunfire has erupted adjacent the statesmanlike palace successful Guinea’s capital. It was not instantly known whether President Alpha Conde was location astatine the clip the shooting began. But the gunfire prompted information concerns successful the West African state with a agelong past of coup attempts. Conde was archetypal elected to powerfulness successful 2010. He has faced mounting disapproval ever since helium sought a 3rd word successful bureau past year. He says the law word limits did not use successful his case. He survived an assassination effort successful 2011 erstwhile mutinous soldiers fired astatine the palace.