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Power struggle roils Guinea; soldiers say on TV they have taken over

An army vehicle is seen at Kaloum neighbourhood during an uprising by special forces in Conakry. INSET: A screengrab from a video shared on social media, but not yet authenticated, claimed to show Guinea's President Alpha Conde detained by army special forces, in Conakry. [Reuters]

Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on state television that they have dissolved the constitution and the government in the West African state.

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