An unidentified armed group lunched an attack on the presidential palace in Malabo, the capital of Equitorial Guinea, And the suspects are said to be the "mend" group from southern Nigeria.According to BBC "The West African country's ambassador to London accused Nigerian militants and said they had been repulsed.
But the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) denied this, telling the BBC: "They are paranoid."
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema was not in his official residence in the capital at the time, say reports.
The country, sub-Saharan Africa's third biggest oil producer, has suffered decades of instability.
The shoot-out is said to have lasted for several hours from the early hours of Tuesday.
By daylight, armed security forces had deployed in Malabo and erected roadblocks to search vehicles and check passengers' identities, witnesses told AFP news agency."
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But the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) denied this, telling the BBC: "They are paranoid."
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema was not in his official residence in the capital at the time, say reports.
The country, sub-Saharan Africa's third biggest oil producer, has suffered decades of instability.
The shoot-out is said to have lasted for several hours from the early hours of Tuesday.
By daylight, armed security forces had deployed in Malabo and erected roadblocks to search vehicles and check passengers' identities, witnesses told AFP news agency."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7894651.stm