Guinea: Heavy Security Deployed In Conakry After ‘Automatic’ Gunfire

Monrovia — Heavy gunfire erupted Tuesday morning near Guinea’s central prison in Conakry, sparking widespread panic across the capital, according to Reuters. Eyewitnesses reported seeing security forces in armored carriers mounted with machine guns deployed around Kaloum, the central administrative district housing the presidential palace.

The Guinean government is yet to comment on the cause of the shooting. Al Jazeera reports that a security detail of police and special forces blocked all…