4:30 PM
SUVA - Shots were fired at Suva's parliament where rebels were holding 27 politicians hostage, with unconfirmed reports one rebel was wounded.
"The shots came from within the compound," military spokesman Howard Politini told Reuters.
He said troops did not return fire.
Local radio said one rebel was wounded in the shooting.
"The shooting started when people inside the compound saw soldiers walking around inside," a FM96 radio reporter told Reuters.
Gunmen stormed parliament on May 19 in the name of indigenous rights and seized the country's first ethnic Indian prime minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, and members of his multi-racial coalition.
The gunmen demanded an end to ethnic Indian political power in the racially-divided nation.
- REUTERS
Under seige: map of the Parliament complex
The nomination was controversial owing to allegations by the House Ethics Committee.