Third coup in three months on breakaway Comoros Island

A military leader ousted in the third coup attempt in three months on the breakaway Comoros island of Anjouan has seized the airport in a bid to regain power.

Third coup in three months on breakaway Comoros Island
Tue, 25 Sep, 2001 - 15:14

A military leader ousted in the third coup attempt in three months on the breakaway Comoros island of Anjouan has seized the airport in a bid to regain power.

Commander Mohamed Abubakar, the head of a three-man junta, was sacked yesterday.

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