Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power in the country

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace on Wednesday, three days after national elections were held. “The High Military Command for the reestablishment of national and public order decides to immediately depose the President of the Republic, to suspend, until new orders, all of the institutions of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau," said Dinis N’Tchama, spokesperson for the country’s military high command, in a statement.