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Lesotho's under-fire PM sends in army to 'restore order'

Thabane suspended parliament last month shortly after the national assembly passed a bill barring him from calling fresh elections. [AFP]

Lesotho's embattled prime minister announced on Saturday he had sent troops onto the streets to "restore order", accusing unnamed law enforcement agencies of undermining democracy.

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