Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR) declared on state television that they had met and decided that “Mr. Patrice Talon is dismissed from his position as President of the Republic.”
Talon’s whereabouts are unclear and the French embassy said “shooting was reported in Campo Guezo,” near the president’s official residence. The embassy recommended French citizens to stay at home for security reasons.
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