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Foreign Minister, Mr. Monyane Moleleki was shot
and wounded in an attack by several gunmen as he arrived at his home in the
capital Maseru after midnight yesterday, January 29, according to local and
foreign media reports.
The reports quote police as saying that "the culprits managed to hurt the arm of the minister who was immediately rushed to hospital where he is reported to be recovering well." Police said the gunmen, who had apparently staked out Moleleki's house awaiting his arrival, fled and that no arrests had been made. They did not suggest any motive for the attack. The Minister had been attending the weekend national conference of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD. 31 January 2006 |
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| source: Sapa |