Heavy security has been deployed after sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, according to media reports. It was unclear who was shooting or what triggered the gunfire on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the authorities. A witness reported seeing several military pick-up trucks carrying armed security forces and a machinegun-mounted armoured carrier deployed around the central administrative district of Kaloum, the Reuters news agency reported. The presidential palace is also located in Kaloum. A security detail made up of police officers and special forces blocked access to the area leading to the prison on Tuesday morning, an AFP news agency journalist reported, although all routes to the prison were later reopened. At least th...