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Benin's government said on Sunday its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after soldiers claimed on national television to have seized power.

The attempted coup was the latest threat to democratic rule in West Africa, where militaries have recently seized power in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.


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