With our special correspondent in Bissau, Charlotte Idrac

The heads of state of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) announced that soldiers would be deployed to Guinea-Bissau without specifying the timeline or number of soldiers being sent. This announcement follows the disturbances on Tuesday, an attack against the government palace described as a "coup attempt", in which 11 people were killed, according to the official toll.

On the ground, shell casings and blood traces

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo received representatives of political parties on Friday morning who came to express their "solidarity". Several days after the attack on the institutions, the marks of violence from the heavy weapons confrontations remain clearly visible. On Friday, firefighters were cleaning the ground with brooms and large amounts of water in front of the palace where blood traces and some ammunition shell casings could still be seen on the ground.

At the entrance, two of the glass doors were shattered, scattering glass debris in front of the presidential palace where, again, blood traces are visible. The interior has not yet been cleaned. In the Council chamber, where the president and ministers were gathered on Tuesday, nothing has moved. Computers were left on the large rectangular table, some still open. There are also files and other documents dated February 1st.

The president hid in a technical room

According to military officials, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo left this room during the attack through the back door to hide in a technical room, behind an electrical panel. And in this room, on the window, you can see a bullet hole. Furthermore, the office of the financial director was completely ransacked. Few people were present on Friday at the government palace except soldiers standing guard, but without a particularly impressive security setup. The building's custodian was also present but officials had not yet returned to work.

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