Man who attacked President dies in prison

The man who was arrested for attacking the Comoros President with a knife on Friday has been found dead in prison. The attack took place during a funeral for a well-known religious leader and President Azali Assoumani was stabbed in his hand. BBC News reports that national prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid said that after being arrested the attacker had been isolated in a cell to calm him down. He said a lifeless body was found lying on the floor of the cell on Saturday morning. A doctor declared him dead. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of his death,’ Djounaid told a press conference in the Indian Ocean archipelago's capital, Moroni. He said Assoumani ‘has no health problems, he is out of danger’. The motive for the attack is not clear. The knifeman has been identified as a 24-year-old Ahmed Abdou.

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