Bissau, 07 June-(ANA)-A presidential candidate and a former defence minister have been shot dead by the military in Guinea-Bissau who accused them of plotting a coup.
Baciro Dabo, a minister and a contender in the election due to be held this month, was killed at his home.
The authorities say he resisted arrest but allies insist he was asleep with his wife when he was shot.
Former Defence Minister Helder Proenca and two of his guards were also killed in the unstable West African country.
There is concern for the safety of former Prime Minister Faustino Fudut Imbali after reports of his death too.
Latest reports suggest that Mr Imbali, whose wife says he was taken away by the military, is being detained on suspicion of involvement in the alleged coup plot.
An unnamed military source told AFP news agency on Saturday that the former prime minister had been badly beaten up by the soldiers who arrested him, and was now in military police custody.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana condemned the killings in the former Portuguese colony, and called for a thorough investigation.
The 28 June election was called after President Joao Bernardo Vieira was killed by soldiers in March. (ANA)
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