Comoros Presidential Candidate Escapes Assassination Attempt

Comoros presidential candidate Azali Assoumani said he escaped an assassination attempt while campaigning for elections due later this month.

Assoumani was traveling in a convoy Thursday en route to Sima, on the island of Anjouan, when an explosive device detonated on a nearby mountain, triggering a landslide that blocked part of his motorcade, his campaign team said in a statement. No one was injured in the incident.