Lesotho military seize control of police HQ in apparent coup attempt

Lesotho’s military seized control of the tiny African kingdom’s police headquarters and jammed radio stations and phones in the early hours Saturday, a government minister and member of the ruling coalition told AFP. Gunfire was heard in the small mountainous kingdom in what diplomats said appeared to be an attempted coup. South African radio stations also reported that private radio stations were off the air in the small nation. Geographically, Lesotho is landlocked by South Africa on all sides.

Military police have surrounded State House and there are reports of gunfire.

A diplomat from the capital Maseru, who asked not to be named

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