Benin's interior minister says armed forces thwart coup attempt

Benin's interior minister, Alassane Seidou, said that the West African country's armed forces had thwarted an attempted coup.

Traffic moves along on a road at the junction Saint-Michel next to a roadblock, following reports of a coup attempt underway against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin.

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Conotu: Benin's interior minister, Alassane Seidou, said in a statement on Sunday that the West African country's armed forces had thwarted an attempted coup.