Burkina Faso junta says it foiled a plot
The junta in power claimed on April 21st night, to have thwarted an “unfolding conspiracy” to “sow total chaos” in the country, blaming Ivory Coast, says le Monde.
“Thanks to the diligent work of the intelligence service, we discovered a conspiracy unfolding against our country whose ultimate goal was to sow total chaos,” Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television.
Dozens of officers were arrested according Mahamadou Sana, including Captain Elysee Tassembedo, the commander of the 12th regiment of infantry and of the Armed force of the Northern region.
Le Monde
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