New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Guinea-Bissau plunged into fresh political turmoil on Wednesday (November 26) as a group of army officers appeared on state television to announce they had seized power, suspended the electoral process and deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló - just a day before provisional presidential election results were due.

Gunfire rang out for nearly an hour around key government sites in the capital, including the presidential palace, the election commission and the interior ministry, triggering panic as people fled the streets. Hours later, President Embaló told France 24: "I have been deposed."

Reading a statement on state TV, spokesperson Diniz N'Tchama said the group - calling itself the High Military Comman...