International Gabon had a coup attempt today.

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The political situation in Gabon is "under control" following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government has said.

All five of the rebels who tried to take charge have now been arrested by the authorities.

The junior officers claimed they seized power "to restore democracy" in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader's family has ruled for 50 years.

Tanks and armoured vehicles could be seen in the capital Libreville.

One of the rebels was on the run for a brief period, before being found hiding under a bed, reports Radio France Internationale.

"The situation is calm. The gendarmes who are often stationed there have taken control of the entire area around the radio and TV headquarters, so everything is back to normal", said Guy-Bertrand Mapangou. a government spokesman.

What happened this morning?
The five soldiers took control of the national radio station at 04:30 local time (03:30 GMT) to read a short statement announcing a "National Restoration Council".

In a video circulating on social media, three young soldiers can be seen in a radio studio wearing military fatigues and holding guns.

Lt Kelly Ondo Obiang, who said he represented a group called the Patriotic Movement of the Defence and Security Forces of Gabon, specifically appealed to young people to "take charge of their destiny".

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Soldiers announced they had seized power on state television
The insurgents called on soldiers to take control of the transport system, ammunition reserves and airports "in the interests of the nation".

The BBC's Firmain Eric Mbadinga said the coup attempt came as a huge surprise. The army has always been seen as loyal to the Bongo family, he said, because it is dominated by the presidential guard, who mostly come from Mr Bongo's home region.

Most of the capital remains calm, an eyewitness told the Reuters news agency. The French government and the African Union condemned the attempted coup.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46779854
 
A whopping 5 soldiers. That's not a coup, that's a bad idea after a night of drinking.

Kudos to them for trying it though, even if it was bound to fail utterly and completely.
 
The political situation in Gabon is "under control" following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government has said.

All five of the rebels who tried to take charge have now been arrested by the authorities.

The junior officers claimed they seized power "to restore democracy" in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader's family has ruled for 50 years.

Tanks and armoured vehicles could be seen in the capital Libreville.

One of the rebels was on the run for a brief period, before being found hiding under a bed, reports Radio France Internationale.

"The situation is calm. The gendarmes who are often stationed there have taken control of the entire area around the radio and TV headquarters, so everything is back to normal", said Guy-Bertrand Mapangou. a government spokesman.

What happened this morning?
The five soldiers took control of the national radio station at 04:30 local time (03:30 GMT) to read a short statement announcing a "National Restoration Council".

In a video circulating on social media, three young soldiers can be seen in a radio studio wearing military fatigues and holding guns.

Lt Kelly Ondo Obiang, who said he represented a group called the Patriotic Movement of the Defence and Security Forces of Gabon, specifically appealed to young people to "take charge of their destiny".

_105084435_gabongrab.jpg

Soldiers announced they had seized power on state television
The insurgents called on soldiers to take control of the transport system, ammunition reserves and airports "in the interests of the nation".

The BBC's Firmain Eric Mbadinga said the coup attempt came as a huge surprise. The army has always been seen as loyal to the Bongo family, he said, because it is dominated by the presidential guard, who mostly come from Mr Bongo's home region.

Most of the capital remains calm, an eyewitness told the Reuters news agency. The French government and the African Union condemned the attempted coup.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46779854
I guess they walk to the beat of a different drum.
 
5 young soldiers taking over a radio station isnt a coup
 
Seriously and not joking

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Had to google
 
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The saddest part?

This was on 4chan before the “news”.



RIP journalism...
 
The saddest part?

This was on 4chan before the “news”.



RIP journalism...
omg obscure news incident made it to obscure website known for lack of moderation published news before major outlets could get strong enough grasp of situation to publish a fact-worthy update. rIp jOuRnaLISM!!!!!
 
omg obscure news incident made it to obscure website known for lack of moderation published news before major outlets could get strong enough grasp of situation to publish a fact-worthy update. rIp jOuRnaLISM!!!!!





That would be a super astute point.



If everything I stated didn’t also apply to the entire Syrian war debacle.

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But hey, you tried...
 
That would be a super astute point.



If everything I stated didn’t also apply to the entire Syrian war debacle.

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But hey, you tried...
That would be a super astute point


If everything I stated wasn;t directly relating to the Gabon story.


But hey, you used a GIF and didn't really try.
 


Also legit thought this was a typo for gibbon until I saw the picture. Was going to say the planet of the apes finally started and we need marky mark to save us
 
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