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NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mauritania authorities on Tuesday charged five men with plotting to overthrow this desert nation's military junta, which has pledged to restore civilian rule by next year.
Prosecutor Ben Amar Ould Veta said the five, arrested June 19 for allegedly conspiring to sabotage a referendum that put term limits on future presidents, were charged with "plotting to reverse the constitutional order."
At the time of their arrests, government officials said the five were associated with former President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya, who ruled for 21 years before being replaced by national police chief Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vallin in an Aug. 3 coup.
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