Gabon coup declares new leader

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed the republican guard's chief as their country's leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and major embezzlement during his long-time rule over the oil-rich Central African nation.

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