Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako.

Following days of speculation about the alleged coup plot, Gen Mohammedine confirmed that "fringe elements of the Malian armed security forces" had been detained for seeking to "destabilise the institutions of the republic". "These soldiers and civilians" were said to have obtained "the help of foreign states", the minister said.

Mali’s military rulers say they arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the

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Mali’s junta says it stopped a coup plot, arresting two generals and a French national accused of working to destabilize the state.

A coup is shorthand for "coup d’etat," a French term that means the overthrow of the government. The key element of a coup is that it is carried out beyond the bounds of legality.

Mali's military junta arrested two generals and a French national and accused them of attempting to destabilize the transitional government.

A convicted coup leader has been deported by ICE following an arrest made in Cincinnati. According to a release from ICE, Daouda Begnon II Kone was deported to Burkina Faso on Aug. 5 on an order for removal from an immigration judge. It comes after his arrest by ICE agents in Cincinnati on June 9.