Radio stations briefly jammed in Lesotho amid attempted coup

From Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa Thu Sep 4 2014, 19:20:32

On August 30, 2014, the Lesotho military took control of police headquarters, jammed radio and television stations as well as telephone lines, and handed control of the tiny landlocked country to its deputy prime minister, according to news reports. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fled to safety in South Africa for...

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