New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- A group of soldiers appear on Benin's state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup. Soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri took over the national television station and declared that President Patrice Talon has been "removed from office".

The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, on Sunday announced the removal of the president and all state institutions.

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