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Lesotho police investigate own officers over coup killing

Lesotho's police force is investigating some of its own officers for their possible role in an attempted military coup that left one policeman dead, senior commissioners have told AFP.

At least two officers are being investigated as part of a wider treason and murder inquiry, suggesting the putsch -- which forced the prime minister to flee to South Africa -- may be broader and more intricately planned than first thought.

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