A security source stated that the perpetrators of the coup attempt are among the detainees. Twelve soldiers were arrested on Sunday in Benin according to military and security sources cited by AFP, following a coup attempt that took place on Sunday morning in Cotonou, the country's economic capital. The government confirmed that the coup attempt has been thwarted. A military source mentioned the arrest of 13 people, while another clarified that "all detainees are soldiers, one of whom had previously been discharged from our ranks".
