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| 'I saw Bissau rocket attack' | 'I saw Bissau rocket attack' |
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| President Vieira won elections in 2005Braima Camara is a reporter for a privately-owned radio station in Guinea-Bissau, Radio Pindiquiti. | President Vieira won elections in 2005Braima Camara is a reporter for a privately-owned radio station in Guinea-Bissau, Radio Pindiquiti. |
| He described to the BBC the scenes in the capital on the morning that President Joao Bernardo Vieira was killed. | He described to the BBC the scenes in the capital on the morning that President Joao Bernardo Vieira was killed. |
| Everyone is keeping indoors. The people are afraid. | Everyone is keeping indoors. The people are afraid. |
| Children are not at school. The shops are closing. | Children are not at school. The shops are closing. |
| The military are patrolling the streets. | The military are patrolling the streets. |
| Everyone is waiting for news from the local radio stations. | Everyone is waiting for news from the local radio stations. |
| The problem is they are not broadcasting - the military will not allow it - so nobody knows what is happening, or whether it is safe to go outside. | The problem is they are not broadcasting - the military will not allow it - so nobody knows what is happening, or whether it is safe to go outside. |
| The government has not said who is behind this killing. | The government has not said who is behind this killing. |
| The ministers are in a meeting. We are waiting for a statement. | The ministers are in a meeting. We are waiting for a statement. |
| Some people are angry. But some are also happy. | Some people are angry. But some are also happy. |
| Remember - more than 70% of people in Guinea-Bissau did not want Vieira to be president. | Remember - more than 70% of people in Guinea-Bissau did not want Vieira to be president. |
| I cannot see much sadness in their eyes. | I cannot see much sadness in their eyes. |
| This is normal here. We have seen our leaders killed before. | This is normal here. We have seen our leaders killed before. |
| This is a very different society. | This is a very different society. |
| Under mango tree | Under mango tree |
| I am at the president's private house. I have been here since early this morning. | I am at the president's private house. I have been here since early this morning. |
| I was woken by a colleague calling me at around 5am. He said there was something going on, so I rushed here to the house, which is about 600m from the presidential palace. | I was woken by a colleague calling me at around 5am. He said there was something going on, so I rushed here to the house, which is about 600m from the presidential palace. |
| JOAO BERNARDO VIEIRA 1939: BornElectrician by tradeKey figure in struggle against Portuguese colonial rule1980: Came to power in coup, as head of armed forces1994: Won country's first multi-party elections1999: Overthrown after sacking army chief2005: Returned from exile to win presidential election Obituary: President Vieira When I arrived, people were running around everywhere. | |
| I watched from a position very close to the house, under a mango tree. | I watched from a position very close to the house, under a mango tree. |
| I saw a rocket being fired. | I saw a rocket being fired. |
| The house was largely destroyed, and the soldiers entered the building. | The house was largely destroyed, and the soldiers entered the building. |
| Later, I saw the car come and take the president's body away to the hospital. | Later, I saw the car come and take the president's body away to the hospital. |
| They also took one of his bodyguards, who was killed in the assault. | They also took one of his bodyguards, who was killed in the assault. |
| I spoke to a military commander who led the operation. | I spoke to a military commander who led the operation. |
| He said that when the soldiers entered the building, the president was still alive. | He said that when the soldiers entered the building, the president was still alive. |
| They talked to the president. They asked him if he was responsible for the killing of army chief of staff General Batista Tagme Na Wai. | They talked to the president. They asked him if he was responsible for the killing of army chief of staff General Batista Tagme Na Wai. |
| The president confirmed this. He told the soldiers that he could not work with the general. | The president confirmed this. He told the soldiers that he could not work with the general. |
| After the confession, they shot him. That is what I was told. | After the confession, they shot him. That is what I was told. |
| His wife and children were taken to the UN representative. | His wife and children were taken to the UN representative. |
| The soldiers are not allowing anybody into the house. I hear they have looted the building. | The soldiers are not allowing anybody into the house. I hear they have looted the building. |
| The hospital will not let us in to see the body. | The hospital will not let us in to see the body. |
| The ministers are meeting and we are all waiting for an announcement this evening. | The ministers are meeting and we are all waiting for an announcement this evening. |
| Are you in Guinea-Bissau? Send us your comments using the form below: | Are you in Guinea-Bissau? Send us your comments using the form below: |
| In most cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. | In most cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. |