Comoros 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 …
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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
2024 - Comoros: President's attacker dead, according to public prosecutor
The perpetrator of the knife attack that “slightly injured” Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Friday died in circumstances that are still unknown while in the hands of investigators, the Moroni public prosecutor announced on Saturday. President Azali Assoumani, 65, “was slightly injured with a knife” on Friday evening while attending the funeral of a religious dignitary in a small town overlooking Moroni, the presidency announced on Friday ev…
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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