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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo arrested a group of foreign security guards, including three Americans, on suspicion of plotting a coup ahead of national elections, a government official said Wednesday.
But a United Nations official cast doubt on the claim and said the U.N. was confident the country would remain calm for the country's long-delayed vote, now set for July 30.
The suspects arrested Tuesday were former soldiers who worked for a Congolese security company, Interior Minister Theophile Mbemba said. He said the men were arrested with military gear, but did not provide further details about the type of weapons they had.
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