VIDEO: Armed Rebels Arrest Guinea's President

Reports indicate that armed rebels have surrounded the President of Guinea, as noted by Iz.ru. The first footage has appeared on social media showing President Alpha Condé surrounded by armed insurgents.

The leader of Guinea's military uprising stated in a video message that the government is being dissolved, the constitution is being abolished, and the country's borders are being closed.

It has been reported that President Alpha Condé was arrested by the rebels under the leadership of a special forces colonel and was taken out of his residence. The country's borders are now closed, and the government is no longer functioning.