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                            Chad Foils Coup Attempt

   Security forces in Chad say they have arrested a group of people for
   allegedly plotting a coup in the central African country.
   The government says the "small group" had been conspiring for more than
   four months to "destabilize the institutions of the republic."
   In a statement issued Wednesday, a government spokesman says the army
   "neutralized" the suspected plotters, arresting them and handing them
   over to the state prosecutor.
   The statement did not identify the suspects but security sources say
   they include several civilians and soldiers, as well as opposition
   figure Saleh Maki.
   Chad has had a series of coups and rebellions including one led by the
   current President, Idriss Deby, who seized power in 1990.
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