Lt Gen
Khoantle Motsomotso, the head of Lesotho's army and two other senior officers
have been killed in a shootout at a barracks in the capital, Maseru.
Eyewitnesses
said the officers burst into the army chief's office and shot him before being
killed by guards. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has said the situation is now
under control and has urged people to remain calm.
At a press
conference, the Prime Minister Mr Thabane said that, it was with sadness that
he was informing the nation about the "unfortunate and untimely"
death of Gen Motsomotso and the two others.
He also said
that an investigation was under way to find out what really happened and why.
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