Guinea-Bissau soldiers oust army chief, briefly hold PM

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - Soldiers briefly held Guinea-Bissau's prime minister on Thursday and ousted the army chief of staff in the latest bout of military infighting.

President Malam Bacai Sanha declared the situation under control but questions over Guinea-Bissau's leadership remained after the same group of soldiers teamed up with the chief suspect in a failed 2008 coup against Sanha's late predecessor.

"The situation is already under control. There was a problem between soldiers which spilled over into the civilian government," Sanha said after meeting the new officials in charge of the army.