President of Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament

STORY: President of Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:46 LOCATION: Bissau CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Umaro Sissoco Embalo visiting the National Guard on Dec. 3 2. various of street views in Bissau after the clashes STORYLINE: President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday dissolved Guinea-Bissau's parliament after meeting with the Council of State, the president's consultative body, according to a presidential decree. According to the decree, an attack by a heavily armed National Guard group on the judicial police building in the capital Bissau last week aimed to "subvert the constitutional order" and resulted in a tragic loss of life. Clashes erupted between elements of the National Guard and special forces of the Presidential Guard in Bissau on Thursday night and continued on Friday as a group of National Guard soldiers attempted to free a detained minister from the judicial police building. Colonel Vitor Tchongo, the

Guinea-Bissau president calls clash "attempted coup"

STORY: Guinea-Bissau president calls clash "attempted coup" SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Bissau CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Bissau STORYLINE: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week's deadly violence in the capital was an "attempted coup" with "serious consequences for all those involved." Embalo spoke to the press at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport Saturday evening after his return from Dubai, where he attended the COP28 climate conference. Clashes between elements of the National Guard and special forces of the Presidential Guard broke out during the night from Thursday to Friday. A press release from the General Staff of the Armed Forces said that at 8 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday, a group of soldiers, led by their commander Colonel Victor Tchongo, released individuals who were being questioned at the judicial police building. Tchongo and some of his people were arrested Friday morning