Comoros president's attacker found dead in prison

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Comoros president's attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor
Indian Ocean |Author: AFP | September 14, 2024, Saturday @ 19:44| 417 views

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Former coup leader Azali Assoumani addresses supporters at his party's Convention for the Renewal of Comoros (CRC) headquarters in Moroni on January 16, 2024 after he won re-election in the first round of an already disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, dismissing a low turnout and allegations of fraud. Comoros President Azali Assoumani was wounded in an attack Friday, the government spokeswoman said, with two other sources saying he'd been stabbed but only slightly injured. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

(AFP) - A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison in unclear circumstances, the public prosecutor said on Saturday.
The attack on the president took place on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a well-known religious leader in a village near Moroni.
Prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid said the dead man was a 24-year-old soldier called Ahmed Abdou from the village of Salimani-Itsandra, where the funeral took place.
He had attacked the president and a relative of the late religious leader with a "kitchen knife", the prosecutor said, before being restrained and handed over to investigators.
"He (Abdou) was isolated in a cell so that he could calm down yesterday after his arrest. Investigators found his lifeless body lying on the floor this morning," Djounaid told a press conference Saturday.
"A doctor declared him dead."
"An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of his death," he added.
The government declined to detail the president’s injuries, saying only that he had needed "stitches to his scalp".
Comoros president's attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor - Seychelles News Agency