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Article: GUNMEN TRY TO TAKE OVER THE MALDIVES.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 3, 1988
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Byline: Dexter Cruez Associated Press
About 150 foreign gunmen trying to overthrow the Maldives government today seized several top government officials and battled loyalist troops, and at least 12 people were killed, officials say.
Indian transport planes, warships and 1,600 paratroopers were standing by to assist the Maldivian government, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was safe, and appealed to the United States and neighboring India for assistance, according to Indian and U.S. diplomats. There was no immediate U.S. response.
The attackers arrived in Male, capital of the archipelago nation, ...