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| Madagascar officers 'make coup bid' |
| 2010-11-18 |
| A colonel with the Madagascan military has said he and 20 other top-ranking officers have taken over the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar. Colonel Charles Andrianasoavina, one of the main backers of a power-grab last March by Andry Rajoelina, the president, made the coup declaration on Wednesday at a military base near the airport. Later on Wednesday, Andrianasoavina told France 24 news network that his group planned to seize the presidential palace and main airport. Witnesses said about 1,000 people erected a roadblock and set tyres ablaze near military camps housing the rebel soldiers, who said they had formed a ruling committee to run the country. |
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