The president of the Comoros was injured in a knife attack

Azali Assoumani was slightly injured in a stabbing attack today, government spokeswoman Fatima Ahamada told Reuters, adding that the attacker had been arrested. Comoros is a volcanic complex of three islands and numerous islets that (together with Mayotte, which belongs to France) form an archipelago of the same name and today an independent country. “The head of state was the victim of an attack in Salimani-Itsandra,” a community bordering Moroni, in the highlands of the archipelago’s capital”… “Thank God his life is not in danger,” Ahamada told AFP. The assailant is a policeman “President Azali Assoumani was slightly injured with a knife while attending a funeral,” a source close to the presidency, who asked not to be named, told AFP, adding that “his injuries are not serious” and that the assailant was arrested. A source said the attacker is a young “active police officer” who joined the force in 2022. Assoumani, 65, a former […]
Source: News Beast

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