A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate nationwide curfew.
The government said those attempting to break into the armoury at a major army barracks had been repelled, but the public were asked to stay at home.
Witnesses told AFP they heard gunshots and explosions in the city’s Wilberforce district, where the armoury is located, as well as a number of embassies.
Other witnesses said they heard exchanges of fire near a barracks in Murray Town district, home to the navy, as well as outside another military site in Freetown.
Automatic weapons fire and explosions could be heard on soundtracks posted on social networks.
It’s real tiring seeing all these political parties reusing to accept election results and stirring up anger in the populace that leads to attempted coups like this and January 6th in the us. I know it’s mostly the rise in fascism’s popularity but it feels like it’s everywhere. Really makes me worried we’ll see a copy of the events a century ago again but even more devastating