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| Soldiers who say they seized power in Guinea after the death of the president on Monday have declared an overnight curfew throughout the country. | Soldiers who say they seized power in Guinea after the death of the president on Monday have declared an overnight curfew throughout the country. |
| Junior officers leading the coup after the death of President Lansana Conte warned generals loyal to the government not to use mercenaries to regain power. | |
| Guinea's prime minister has insisted the government is still in control. | |
| Observers fear unrest in Guinea could spread in a region enjoying relative stability after years of conflict. | Observers fear unrest in Guinea could spread in a region enjoying relative stability after years of conflict. |
| Renegade soldiers have been in control of state radio and TV since Tuesday, when they took tanks into the capital, Conakry. |
| Coup leaders have also announced a 32-member interim government made up of 26 military members and six civilians. | |
| In other developments: | |
| • Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, a spokeman for the coup leadership, has been named as president of the new junta, according to a statement on state radio | |
| • the African Union has been discussing the crisis at an emergency meeting | |
| • the funeral of President Conte is to take place on Friday in his home village | |
| 'Destabilising' | |
| "The National Council for Democracy and Development informs the population that a curfew will be installed throughout the territory from 2000 to 0600 from today, Wednesday 24 December," said a statement from the coup leaders on national radio. We have no intention of bringing in mercenaries Ahmed Tidiane Souare Guinea's prime minister Fear in Guinea at army takeover'End of misrule'Obituary: Guinea's Lansana ConteGuinea army statement in full | |
| The BBC's Alhassan Sillah in Conakry says that a day after the coup announcement, the presence of the military is now much more pronounced. | |
| Military vehicles can be seen across the city. Petrol stations are closed and shops also remain closed. | |
| In an earlier broadcast, the coup leaders warned forces loyal to the government against using mercenaries to restore themselves to power. | |
| "I would like to inform the people of Guinea that there are generals who for unknown reasons are trying to recruit mercenaries - some of whom are already inside our borders - for the purpose of destabilising our attempts to establish peace and democracy," Capt Camara said. | |
| A man believed to be Capt Camara makes a television address | |
| His statement followed a call by the parliament speaker, Aboubacar Sompare, for the international community to intervene. | |
| According to Guinea's constitution, Mr Sompare should be in charge of the government until elections are held in 60 days. | |
| 'Idiotic' | |
| The country's Prime Minister, Ahmed Tidiane Souare, has insisted the government, protected by loyal troops, was still the legitimate authority. | |
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| He rejected the coup leaders' claims that mercenaries could be used. | |
| "It's idiotic - no, it's not true at all," Mr Souare told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| "We are still in control and we are trying to normalise the situation. We have no intention of bringing in mercenaries. In fact, we haven't even asked our own armed forces to intervene." | |
| Capt Camara has said the new ruling council replacing the government and other institutions would hold "free, credible and transparent elections" in December 2010, when President Conte's term would have ended. | |
| "The council has no ambitions to hold on to power. The only reason is the need to safeguard territorial integrity. That is the only reason. There is no ulterior motive," he said. | |
| President Conte died on Monday night after a "long illness". | |
| The cause of his death is unknown, but Mr Conte, 74, was a chain-smoker and diabetic who is also believed to have suffered from leukaemia. | |
| The African Union, European Union and United States led condemnation of the coup. |