Antananarivo, 16 March-(ANA)-Gunfire has broken out in the centre of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo as the army entered a residence of President Marc Ravalomanana.
It came hours after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina called for the security forces to arrest the president.
The armed forces head said it was 99% behind the opposition. The president is not thought to be in the palace.
Protests, looting and a mutiny has resulted from the unrest that has left at least 100 people dead since January.
President Ravalomanana is thought to be in another palace, Iavoloha, which is about 10km (six miles) from the city centre.
Earlier on Monday, the embattled president again proposed a referendum to resolve the seven-week political crisis.
But the opposition leader rejected the plebiscite plan and called for Mr Ravalomanana to be arrested. (ANA)
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