Troops Stage Coup on Secessionist Island
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Military troops overthrew the government and seized power in a bloodless coup on Anjouan, an island that has declared independence from the Comoros chain in the Indian Ocean, officials said.
Abubakar Mohamed, director of finance in the secessionist administration, said the coup was triggered by grievances over military promotions and pay.
Hours after toppling the government of Lt. Col. Said Abeid Abderemanein, the military junta was grappling with the choice of a new president for the island.
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