Coup in Madagascar?

BBC:

An army general in Madagascar has declared military rule in the country.

General Fidy said the move, which comes ahead of a presidential election, was in response to the "illegitimacy" of Marc Ravalomanana's presidency.

So far there has been no official reaction from the authorities, although sources in the president's office were playing down the incident.

A plane carrying Mr Ravalomanana home from Europe was diverted after shooting broke out near the capital's airport.

There are unconfirmed reports that one government soldier was shot and killed in the shooting outside a military base, and local people told the BBC that they had heard gunfire early on Saturday.

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You have to look pretty hard to find a history of military action in Madagascar. It si a large island off the east coast of Africa. It was once a French colony after being conquered by a fairly small force back in the period when the Europeans were aggressively looking for colonial possessions. It is still a very poor country. It is really kind of surprising they can afford a general.