Comoros president is 'slightly injured' in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell
The Peninsula
Moroni, Comoros: The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was slightly injured in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a...
Moroni, Comoros: The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was "slightly injured" in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, his office said.
The suspect, who was identified as a 24-year-old male soldier, was then found dead in a police cell on Saturday.
President Azali Assoumani's injuries were not serious and he had returned to his home, his office said in a statement.
It said the attacker was arrested by security forces and was taken into custody, but authorities said he had been discovered a day later "unresponsive” in a cell where he was being held and was declared dead.
The suspect was identified as Ahmed Abdou. Public prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid said Abdou had attacked Assoumani with a kitchen knife at the funeral.
