Guinea Bissau's President Joao Bernardo and wife is seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2008, when they arrived to cast their ballots at a voting station in Bissau. Soldiers  attacked Guniea-Bissau's presidential residence on Sunday morning. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    DAKAR, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The situation of Guinea Bissau is "under control," the government of the tiny West African country declared on Sunday after shootouts between guards of the presidential residence and mutineers early in the day.

    Communication Minister Fernando Mendonca told Xinhua by telephone that unidentified soldiers fired at the residence of President Joao Bernardo Vieira before calm returned to the capital city of Bissau.

    Reports reaching here said Vieira made an emergency phone call to his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade after the incident.

    The exchange of fire killed one mutineers and wounded several soldiers on the government side, which also made an unknown number of arrests following the incident.

    The mutiny broke out one day after the country unveiled the results of last Sunday's legislative election, showing the traditionally dominant PAIGC party won the vote.

Guinea-Bissau's presidential residence under attack

    DAKAR, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers on Sunday morning opened fired at Guniea-Bissau's presidential residence, agencies' reports said.

    President of the West African country, Joao Bernardo Vieira called his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade and told him the event, the reports said. Full story