Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have arrested the outgoing Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes Junior, in a suspected coup bid.
A military press attache and his wife confirmed his detention, after gunfire was heard in the capital overnight.
The country's interim President, Raimundo Pereira, is also being held, according to the AFP news agency.
Correspondents say Mr Gomes, who is running for president in this month's run-off vote, is unpopular with the military over
plans to scale it down.
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