Two Detained Alleged Gambian Coup Plotters Praised

A Gambian Diaspora leader said two US citizens charged by the United States for conspiracy to overthrow Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in a failed coup attempt are liberators of Gambia’s “oppressed” people.   The U.S. Justice Department said Monday Papa Faal, who holds a dual citizenship, and Cherno Njie were arrested in the U.S. upon their return from The Gambia, where they had allegedly helped launch a December 30 coup attempt. The two are charged with conspiring to violate...

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