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FT 21 JAN 92 / Congo troops open fire
By AP
BRAZZAVILLE
Troops fired yesterday on supporters of Mr Andre Milongo, the prime
minister, in the first violence of a week-long bid to topple the civilian
leader, AP reports from Brazzaville. Several people were wounded but there
were no reports of deaths.
The shootings came after soldiers, angry over Mr Milongo's appointment of
new military commanders, seized state radio, television and the
international airport, and demanded yesterday that he step down.
Mr Milongo, in hiding, appealed for international aid to prevent the central
African nation from returning to military rule. He urged 'all democratic
forces .. to use every means possible to help the democracy being
compromised in Congo.'
The Financial Times
London Page 4