"Gabon President Seeks Assistance Following First Coup"

Gabon's deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been put under house arrest by members of his presidential guard in an ongoing coup attempt. In a video, Bongo called on citizens to "make noise" and confirmed his arrest, while the coup leaders declared the dissolution of state institutions and the cancellation of election results. People in the capital city of Libreville celebrated the coup attempt, and the officers behind it identified themselves as members of the "Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions."