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Army colonel on Guinean TV says govt dissolved, borders shut

by Boubacar DialloKrista Larson
| September 5, 2021 8:03 AM

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinean army colonel seized control of state television Sunday and declared that President Alpha Conde's government had been dissolved in the West African nation, an announcement that came after hours of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace.

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