Attempted coup
Guinea-Bissau president urges 'return to duties' after putsch attempt
On Tuesday, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau where Embalo was believed to be attending a cabinet meeting.
The angry exchange came a day after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is better known as Farmajo, sparred with Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble over the country's sluggish preparations for elections.
Residents earlier reported hearing gunfire in the middle of the night near the presidency in the capital Niamey.
Social media was abuzz with the words 'attempted coup' but analysts are divided on whether that’s an accurate characterisation.
Another 7,668 people were under investigation but were not detained.
The militants attempted to take the base in three different groups, but were spotted by aerial scouting.
The arrests in response to the 15-16 July putsch have raised concerns among rights groups.
Demonstrators held a cross-party 'Republic and Democracy' rally in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square.
The Foreign Ministry raised the death toll to more than 290 and 1,400 injured.
The authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters, top commanders & foot soldiers.
Cleric Fetullah Gulen has been accused of organising the coup, which has left more than 265 people dead.
An official said 161 of them were mostly civilians & police officers, while 104 were coup supporters.
Millions of Turkish citizens united throughout the country and ended an attempted coup.
A faction within the army had led the coup and had comprised of roughly between 1,000 to 1,800 soldiers.
Early on Saturday, Reuters journalists saw around 30 pro-coup soldiers surrender their weapons.
Tayyip Erdogan flew into Istanbul before dawn on Saturday and was shown on TV appearing among a crowd.