Coup Attempt In Eritrea?

Eritrean Troop Movement Sparks Coup Fears -- Financial Times

Hundreds of soldiers are reported to have surrounded the ministry of information in the Eritrean capital of Asmara, sparking fears of a coup in the one-party pariah state in the Horn of Africa.

The soldiers forced the director of state television to make an announcement, an Eritrean intelligence official told Reuters. “The soldiers have forced him to speak on state TV, to say the Eritrean government should release all political prisoners,” the source said on condition of anonymity.

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Eritrean tanks surround mutineers -- News24
Eritrean troops besiege ministry after mutiny -- AFP
Eritrea: 'Troops deployed' in Asmara -- BBC
Eritrean troops besiege Ministry of Information -- Deutsche Welle

Eritrean troops besiege ministry after mutiny -- AFP
Eritrea: 'Troops deployed' in Asmara -- BBC
Eritrean troops besiege Ministry of Information -- Deutsche Welle
Military coup may be underway in Eritrea -- Global Post
Eritrea: Soldiers Surround Information Ministry Amid Coup Fears -- IBTimes
Eritrean troops lay siege to ministry -- Reuters
Dissident Eritrean troops demand release of political prisoners -- Reuters
Attempted military coup in Eritrea shuts down state TV: reports -- Al Bawaba

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