Published 03/21/2010 - 5:16 p.m. GMT
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Armed Gambian army and paramilitary officers mount checkpoints in the metropolis as coup fears grip the nation
(Photo: MOD)
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As coup hysteria hovers
over
the country following high
profiled dismissals of the
military's
top brass and
some cabinet ministers,
Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
has
deployed armed men along
the main road from Brikama to
Abuko bridge.
Rating: 4
Published 03/21/2010 - 5:31 a.m. GMT
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Gambia's former Army Chief of Staff Lang Tombong Tamba. Will his dismissal and detention cause President Jammeh his seat?
(Photo: The Point newspaper)
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Authorities
in Gambia have
deployed soldiers in armored
vehicles in Brikama, the
country's second largest city.
Rating: 4
Published 03/19/2010 - 4:58 p.m. GMT
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L-R Ngorr Secka, Lang Tombong, Bombadier, Ndure Cham, BO Badjie, Modou Gaye and OB Mbye
(Photo: The Point)
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A High Court judge in the
Gambia has forced the
country's former Chief of
Staff of the army, Lt. Gen.
Lang Tombong Tamba and five
other senior officers to take
their plea on treason charges.
Rating: 6
Published 03/18/2010 - 8:16 p.m. GMT
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Gen. Lang Tombong Tamba, Ex-Chief of Staff, Gambia Armed Forces charged with treason.
(Photo: Daily Observer)
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The government of president
Yahya Jammeh has officially
charged the
country's former
Chief of Defense Staff, Lt.
Gen. Lang Tombong Tamba and
nine others with treasonable
offenses of plotting to
overthrow the APRC
government. Gen Tamba and four
other senior military officers
now in
custody since their
arrest in October last year,
are expected to appear in
court on Friday, government
sources say.
Rating: 2
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