Troops open fire in Comoros

Moroni - Troops opened fire yesterday against a group of separatist activists on the island of Moheli in the Comoros, where at…

Moroni - Troops opened fire yesterday against a group of separatist activists on the island of Moheli in the Comoros, where at least two people were wounded, local sources said. The army used automatic weapons and teargas grenades against the protesters in several hours of clashes in Fomboni, capital of the smallest island in the Indian Ocean republic, several sources said.

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