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Government launches probe into alleged coup plot

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    Legal authorities have began a probe into more allegations that officers and individuals close to Gambia’s ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction were planning a coup against President Yahya Jammeh, AFP reported. Public Prosecutor Joseph Wowo said on Wednesday that several people had been arrested but he gave no exact figure. However, AFP said, among those detained were Jammeh’s former aide, Lalo Jaiteh, and Omar Darboe, a lieutenant in the presidential guard. The news agency said businessmen Ebrima Barroa and Momodou Marenah were also detained. The four were arrested on 23 June. Court proceedings are due on 15 August, Wowo said.

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