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| Arrests over Liberia 'coup plot' | Arrests over Liberia 'coup plot' |
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| A former Liberian army commander has been arrested for "subversive activities" - the first such arrests since landmark elections in 2005. | A former Liberian army commander has been arrested for "subversive activities" - the first such arrests since landmark elections in 2005. |
| Gen Charles Julu headed the presidential guard under former leader Samuel Doe and led a 1994 coup attempt. | Gen Charles Julu headed the presidential guard under former leader Samuel Doe and led a 1994 coup attempt. |
| "There is hard evidence that this man was trying to plan a coup," Information Minister Laurence Bropleh told the BBC. | "There is hard evidence that this man was trying to plan a coup," Information Minister Laurence Bropleh told the BBC. |
| President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took power in 2006 after a 14-year war. | President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took power in 2006 after a 14-year war. |
| No formal charges have been made over the allegations. | |
| But the BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in the capital, Monrovia, says people are shocked at the possibility of renewed unrest in the country. | |
| The United Nations has some 15,000 peacekeepers in Liberia - the second largest deployment in the world. | The United Nations has some 15,000 peacekeepers in Liberia - the second largest deployment in the world. |
| Mr Bropleh said there was video proof of the coup pot, which the authorities in neighbouring Ivory Coast had helped investigate. | Mr Bropleh said there was video proof of the coup pot, which the authorities in neighbouring Ivory Coast had helped investigate. |
| Fighters from the two countries have been involved in conflicts on both sides of the border in recent years. | Fighters from the two countries have been involved in conflicts on both sides of the border in recent years. |
| "The Liberian public should remain calm. There is no immediate threat to the state," he told Reuters news agency. | "The Liberian public should remain calm. There is no immediate threat to the state," he told Reuters news agency. |
| Student groups from Doe's Krahn ethnic group have condemned the arrests and called for the release of Gen Julu and the other former officer also arrested. | Student groups from Doe's Krahn ethnic group have condemned the arrests and called for the release of Gen Julu and the other former officer also arrested. |