🚨 Foreign Businessmen Arrested in Alleged Madagascar Coup Plot

Two foreign economic operators residing in Madagascar for over five years have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup d'état. The announcement was made on November 9 by Rufin Tolojara Lebiria, the new Director General of the Malagasy Intelligence Services.

Lebiria specified that the two suspects are neither European nor Indo-Pakistani.

🔍 During a search of a large property belonging to one of the men, security forces discovered:

• 2 billion Malagasy Ariary (approximately $440,000 USD) in cash.

• Foreign currency notes.

• Three powerful hunting rifles and three automatic pistols.

The arrests stem from an investigation launched on the basis of "reliable intelligence" concerning a direct threat to the current Malagasy head of state, President Michael Randrianirina.

🛡 Authorities believe they have thwarted a planned assassination and government destabilization plot. The operation, which was reportedly commissioned from outside the country, is thought to involve a second group of three individuals who are now being actively sought. #Madagascar #CoupAttempt #AfricaNews #StateSecurity #ForeignArrests