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Fiji faces coup within two weeks: Australian FM
 SYDNEY - Australias Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said there is clear evidence that Fijis maverick military chief is planning to stage a coup in the island nation within two weeks.There is clear evidence he is planning a coup in the next couple of weeks, Downer told ABC televisions Lateline programme late Thursday, referring to commander Voreqe Bainimarama. He made a public statement along those lines and we are particularly concerned about that. Bainimarama earlier this week gave the government two weeks to meet a series of demands, but denied there would be a coup if the deadline was not met. The nine non-negotiable demands reportedly include dropping police investigations into Bainimarama and the sacking of police commissioner Andrew Hughes. Posted by: Steve White 2006-11-24 |
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