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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The East AfricanComoros President Assoumani 'out of danger' after knife attack, minister says
Azali was attacked as he attended a funeral, according to the presidency.
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 | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
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 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
Action took place on the outskirts of the capital; assailant had been arrested The man who wounded the president of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, with a knife on Friday was found dead in his cell, the prosecutor of this Southeast African archipelago said at a press conference this Saturday (14). See images: family with baby almost falls into the sea after bridge collapses during ferry landing in Greece West Bank: UN agency for Palestinian refuge…
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