Senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television to announce they have taken power.
The group of 12 officers made the announcement shortly after Gabon’s election body reported early on Wednesday morning that President Ali Bongo had won a third term in office.
After observing “irresponsible, unpredictable governance resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion that risks leading the country into chaos… we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime”, one of the soldiers said, speaking on the Gabon 24 TV channel.
There was no immediate comment from the Gabon government, the Reuters news agency reported.
Culled from aljazeera.com
