Lesotho military denies coup: spokesman tells S Africa TV

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AFP Johannesburg
Last Updated : Aug 30 2014 | 8:55 PM IST
Lesotho's military today denied it had seized power, a spokesman told South African television, despite the prime minister's claims of a coup.
Instead, the army's operation was aimed only at disarming police which were preparing to provide arms to certain political parties in Lesotho, military spokesman Major Ntele Ntoi told the ANN7 news channel.

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First Published: Aug 30 2014 | 8:55 PM IST

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