3rd LD: Benin's armed forces foil attempted mutiny, says interior minister

COTONOU, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Benin's armed forces have foiled an attempted mutiny aimed at destabilizing the state and its institutions, Minister of Interior and Public Security Alassane Seidou said in a statement on Sunday.

Seidou made the remarks after a group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state broadcaster Benin TV that President Patrice Talon had been "removed from office."

According to t