Dakar (Senegal), Aug 30 (AP) Mutinous soldiers who led an attempted coup in Gabon say President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest after a coup in the African nation.

The statement, carried on state television, added that other people in the government have been arrested on various charges.

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The coup happened Wednesday, after election results were announced saying Ondimba would remain in power, continuing his family's 55 hold on power. (AP)

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