Comoros president wounded in knife attack

By AFP
September 14, 2024
Comoros President Azali Assoumani celebrates his re-election at his party headquarters in the capital Moroni on January 16, 2024.— AFP
Comoros President Azali Assoumani celebrates his re-election at his party headquarters in the capital Moroni on January 16, 2024.— AFP

MORONI, Comoros: Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly wounded in a knife attack on Friday, the presidency said, adding that the attacker had been arrested.

“The President of the Republic Azali Assoumani was slightly wounded by a knife while attending the funeral” of a well-known religious leader, it said in a statement.