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Comoros President survived Assassination, Sustains Stab Injury

The Comoros government has said the suspect who attacked the country’s President, Azali Assoumani on Friday has been arrested.

It was learnt the President was injured after the arrested suspect attacked him with a knife.

According to the archipelago nation’s government spokesperson, the attacker has been taken into custody.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m. (1100 GMT) in Salimani Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni, a local source told Reuters.

“President Azali Assoumani was slightly injured with a knife during the funeral of a great sheikh of the country. His injuries are not serious and he has returned home,” government spokesperson Fatima Ahamada told Reuters.

The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

The source from the town of Salimani Itsandra added that the attacker is a former policeman in his 20s.

In May, Assoumani was sworn in for a fourth term in office following a tense January election which his opponents claimed was tainted by voter fraud.

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