In the capital of Guinea, the sounds of shooting can be heard in the morning.

The sounds of shooting have been heard since the morning in the administrative center of the capital of Guinea, Conakry, police have cordoned off the city center, Reuters reports citing local residents.

“At night, around 4 o’clock in the morning, there was heavy shooting, and this morning we hear shots again,” local resident Aminata Suma told the agency by phone.

As Agence France-Presse notes, citing local residents, local security services have cordoned off the center of Conakry since the morning.

“I wanted to go to the port where I work, but they didn’t let me out…there were armored vehicles stationed there,” an unnamed local resident told.