Authorities in the Republic of Benin say the attempted coup launched in the early hours of Sunday has been decisively crushed, with the ringleader, Colonel Pascal Tigri, now on the run. The dramatic events began when a handful of mutinous soldiers stormed the National Television station in Cotonou, briefly disruptingThe post Benin Republic coup foiled as mutiny leader Pascal Tigri flees — Govt restores calm appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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