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Three charged over plot to poison Benin's President

Three people plotted to kill Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi by substituting poison for his medicine, prosecutors say.

The president's doctor, one of his nieces and an ex-minister of commerce have been charged with conspiracy and attempted murder, officials said.

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