Benin says it has thwarted attempted coup
Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi, on February 7, 2013, in Paris, as part of a state visit to France. By Francois Guillot (AFP/File)
COTONOU (AFP) – Benin said Sunday that authorities have thwarted an attempt to oust President Thomas Boni Yayi and install a military regime in the west African nation.
In a statement read to journalists, state prosecutor Justin Gbenameto said a colonel and businessman have been arrested for plotting “to block the head of state from returning to Cotonou after his trip and to institute a military regime.”
