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Army 鈥榗oup鈥 in Lesotho

LESOTHO’S military seized two police stations yesterday in its capital Maseru.

The country’s prime minister said the action amounted to a coup, but an army spokesman said the soldiers were only securing the country.

Political tensions have been high in the tiny kingdom since June when there was a power struggle after Prime Minister Thomas Thabane suspended parliament to dodge a vote of no confidence.


 

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