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Benin jails around 30 people, mostly soldiers, over foiled coup attempt
COTONOU: Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt this month, legal sources told AFP, while several mutineers are still on the run. Soldiers appeared on national television on December 7 to announce President Patrice Talon had been deposed but the attempted putsch was swiftly defeated by loyalist army forces with the help of the Nigerian air force and French special forces. Several people were killed and the alleged coup leader lieutenant-colonel Pascal Tigri and other mutinous soldiers remain on the run.
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lemonde.fr
Benin's attempted coup: Nigerien junta suspected of backing putschists
According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on December 7.
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arabnews.com
Benin jails around 30 people, mostly soldiers, over foiled coup attempt
COTONOU: Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt this month, legal sources told AFP, while several mutineers…
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Benin's failed coup shines a light on the army's discontent
On December 7, the mutineers highlighted deep-seated problems within the institution, issues that soldiers had raised for years. The fighting during this failed coup appeared to…