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Gabon coup attempt quickly shut down

Group of soldiers in Opec nation storm into main TV station and call for public uprising against ailing president, but government forces prevail

Drama: Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national TV broadcaster in Libreville on 7 January after a group of soldiers (pictured inset) burst into the station and called on the public to 'rise up' as they sought to take power in Gabon while the country's ailing president was abroad
Drama: Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national TV broadcaster in Libreville on 7 January after a group of soldiers (pictured inset) burst into the station and called on the public to 'rise up' as they sought to take power in Gabon while the country's ailing president was abroadPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 9 January 2019, 17:29Updated 11 January 2019, 11:26