ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar's president said Sunday that an attempted coup was underway in the Indian Ocean country , just a day after members of an elite army unit joined youth-led protests against the government and called for the president to step down.

President Andry Rajoelina’s office offered no details on who was behind the attempt and no signs of violence were immediately visible on the streets on Sunday, although there was a large military presence.

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