Military foils almost six-hour-long coup bid in Sao Tome and Principe, says PM of the island nation off the western coast of Africa, adding situation 'is completely under control'
"The situation in the barracks is under control, but we must be sure that the country is completely under control," says PM Trovoada.
In the video message, authenticated and sent to AFP by the press office of Sao Tome's prime minister, Trovoada is seen sitting at a desk saying he wants to "reassure" the population and "the international community". Military personnel were deployed overnight to secure the homes of members of the government and the president, according to the resident who spoke to AFP.
"The four attackers have been arrested and have denounced certain others, including Delfim Neves and Arlecio Costa." The prime minister announced an inquiry was under way and said the army was "obliged to clarify the situation if there are other ramifications within the armed forces".A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the nation of some 215,000 people is desperately poor and depends on international aid, but is also praised for its political stability and parliamentary democracy.
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