FBIS3-43423
"drafr004_e_94018"
FBIS-AFR-94-004
Document Type:Daily Report
6 Jan 1994
WEST AFRICA
Togo
Shootings, Explosions Occur Near Military Camp 5 Jan
40 Killed in Assassination Attempt
AB0601153394 Paris AFP in English 1527 GMT 06 Jan 93
AB0601153394
Paris AFP
Language: English
Article Type:BFN
[Text] Lome, Jan 6 (AFP) -- An attempted assassination of
Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema and the resulting shootout
caused 40 dead and a number of wounded, the Defence Ministry
said Thursday.
It said the provisional death toll included 30 of the
unidentified attackers, seven government troops and three
civilians.
The ministry said 35 attackers had been arrested following
the incident late Wednesday [5 January].