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The same day, soldiers entered Prime Minister Carlos Gomes JĂșnior's residence and held him on the premises.
Simultaneously, forty military officers, including Zamora Induta, head of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces, were being held at an army base.
In response, the deputy army chief, Antonio Ndjai, said: " If the people continue to go out into the streets to show their support for Carlos Gomes Junior, then I will kill Carlos Gomes Junior ... or I will send someone to kill him.
" The following day the PM was taken to meet with the president where he said: " I will not resign because I was democratically elected.
" The UN secretary general and other international powers condemned the move, while government ministers issued a statement saying " Members of government expressed their support and their attachment to the prime minister and firmly condemned the use of force as a means to resolve problems.
" Tensions seemingly calmed with President Sanha saying the coup attempt was " a confusion between soldiers that reached the government ;" and the UN Secretary General spoke about the PM's " detention and subsequent release.
" Nevertheless while the members of the cabinet and the international community condemned the attempted coup and talked about the PM's release, reports still indicated that " renegade soldiers " had the PM " under guard.
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