We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoWe are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoAn attempted coup in Gabon has been put down and the plotters arrested hours after soldiers took over the state broadcaster, its government said. Mr Bongo, who is in Morocco recovering from a stroke, is expected to make a statement later today. Tanks and armoured vehicles rolled onto the streets of the capital Libreville and shots rang out, according to local media. However, within hours the coup leaders had been rounded up, according to Guy-Bertrand Mapangou, the minister of communication. The government, now in crisis talks, had “taken control…

Source: The Times January 07, 2019 09:00 UTC