US EditionComoros president is ‘slightly injured’ in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell
- Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly wounded in a knife attack at a funeral in Salimani-Itsandra, but his injuries are not serious and he has returned home.
- Government spokeswoman Fatima Ahamada stated, “Thank God, his life is not in danger” and confirmed the attacker has been arrested.
- The motive for the attack remains unclear, and multiple reports suggest the assailant is a young military officer.
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Comoros President ‘Out of Danger’ After Knife Attack, Minister Says
MORONI—Comoros president Azali Assoumani is “out of danger” after he was injured on Friday in a knife attack by a 24-year-old policeman who was found dead in his cell a day later, officials said on Saturday. The attack occurred around 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Friday in Salimani Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni “The president is doing well. He has no health problems, he is out of danger. A few stitches were given,” energy …
Comoros president’s attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor
A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison in unclear circumstances, the public prosecutor said on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a well-known religious leader in Salimani-Itsandra, a village near the capital Moroni. Prosecutor Ali Mohamed
Comoros president's knife attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor
A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife and injured him slightly has been found dead in prison, the national prosecutor said on Saturday, a day after the incident. "He was isolated in a cell so that he could calm down yesterday after his arrest. Investigators found his lifeless body lying on the floor this morning. A doctor declared him dead," Ali Mohamed Djounaid told a press conference. "An investigation has been laun…
Shafaq News/ The president of the Comoros Islands suffered "minor injuries" in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, the office of the president said. The Associated Press quoted President Azali Assoumani's office in a statement that his injuries were not serious and that he had returned home, indicating that security forces had arrested the attacker and he was in custody, but it did not provide details abou…
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The president of Comoros is 'slightly injured' in a knife attack, his office says
Authorities say the president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader.
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