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].