Sustained gunfire broke out this Wednesday near the headquarters of the national election commission in Guinea-Bissau’s capital, a Reuters witness and two other residents said.

The coup-prone West African country held a presidential election on Sunday, and provisional results were expected to be announced on Thursday.

The race pits incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo against top challenger Fernando Dias, and both sides claimed victory in the first round earlier this week.
One of the witnesses said residents were running away from the scene as gunfire continued near the election commission building around 15:00 CAT.

It was not immediately clear who was involved in the shooting.

–Reuters–