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Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo arrested

Guinea-Bissau's president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo. [AFP]

Guinea-Bissau's president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has been arrested and is being held at general-staff headquarters, where he is being "well-treated", a military source told AFP Wednesday following a coup in which officers announced taking "total control".

Military officers have suspended the electoral process in Guinea-Bissau, where Embalo had been favoured to win a second term in last Sunday's presidential election.

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