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thewiseguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-16-09 11:56 AM
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Madagascar army storms presidency
Source: BBC NEWS

Explosions and gunfire have been heard in the centre of Madagascar's capital after the army stormed a residence of President Marc Ravalomanana.

It came hours after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina called for the security forces to arrest the president.

The self-declared head of the armed forces had earlier declared his support for the opposition.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7946741.stm


The opposition leader is 34. I see no good coming out of this.
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Lost in CT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-16-09 12:16 PM
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1. I blame the penguins....
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-16-09 12:17 PM
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2. I hope no lemurs were harmed in the attack
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-16-09 12:33 PM
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3. You got to move it! (eom)
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-16-09 05:43 PM
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4. Wow. A military coup in an impoverished nation...
And all DU'ers can think of is a cartoon. My head hurts, and I need to go lay down
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