The Interior Ministry of Benin announced on Sunday that an attempted military coup against President Patrice Talon had been thwarted.
Talon, speaking from an undisclosed location, said the perpetrators were “fleeing” and vowed to rescue any prisoners they had taken.
The coup attempt did not last long. The CMR’s hijacked television broadcast was abruptly cut off mid-transmission. Although Talon had not been seen in public since Sunday morning, the government said he was safe. Interior Minister Alassane Seidou issued an online video statement on Sunday evening announcing the coup attempt had been thwarted.
Seidou said this prompt and forceful…
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