Soldiers in Mali seize power after attack on palace
<p><span word="Renegade">Renegade</span> <span word="Malian">Malian</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nomad">nomad</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Restoration">Restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="CNRDR">CNRDR</span>) <span word="read">read</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Bamako">Bamako</span>, <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="CNRDR">CNRDR</span> ... <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incompetent">incompetent</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Amadou">Amadou</span> <span word="Toumani">Toumani</span> <span word="Toure">Toure</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Amadou">Amadou</span> <span word="Konare">Konare</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Restoration">Restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="State">State</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democratically">democratically</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reunified">reunified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Konare">Konare</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> "<span word="until">until</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whereabouts">whereabouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toure">Toure</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Tuareg">Tuareg</span> <span word="nomads">nomads</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Tuaregs">Tuaregs</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Muammar">Muammar</span> <span word="Gaddafi">Gaddafi</span>.</p><p><span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200,000 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kidnappings">kidnappings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span>.</p>
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