BISSAU (Reuters) -A group of senior officers of Guinea-Bissau’s army have been arrested on accusations of attempting a coup, deputy chief of staff of the armed forces Mamadou Kourouma said on Friday.

Coups and unrest have been common in the West African country since independence from Portugal in 1974.

General Dahaba Na Walna, Commanders Domingos Nhanke and Mario Midana were among senior officers of the armed forces arrested on Thursday in their homes in the capital Bissau, Kourouma said.

He didn’t provide all the names of arrested officers. Reuters was unable to reach the officers or representative for comment about the allegation.

“This is indeed a new attempt to subvert the constitutional order, on the eve of the start of the election campaign for the legislative and presidential el

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