INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly injured in a knife attack on Friday, the archipelago nation&s government spokesperson said,
adding that the attacker has been taken into custody.The incident occurred around 2 p.m
(1100 GMT) in Salimani Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni, Reuters reported citing a local source.&President Azali Assoumani
was slightly injured with a knife during the funeral of a great sheikh of the country
His injuries are not serious and he has returned home,& government spokesperson Fatima Ahamada told Reuters.The motive for the attack was
not immediately clear.The source from the town of Salimani Itsandra added that the attacker is a former policeman in his 20s.In May,
Assoumani was sworn in for a fourth term in office following a tense January election which his opponents claim was tainted by voter
fraud.The post Comoros president slightly injured in knife attack, spokesperson says first appeared on Ariana News.
