This videograb taken from handout footage released by Benin TV on December 7, 2025, shows soldiers from the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR), appearing on state television in Cotonou, after a reported attempted coup in the West African nation. Benin's government said it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon. Military and security sources said that around a dozen soldiers were arrested, including those behind the foiled coup (Photo by HANDOUT / BENIN TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BENINTV / HANDOUT / " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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