A colonel in an elite military unit in Madagascar said on Tuesday that the armed forces are taking power in the Indian Ocean nation in what appeared to confirm that President Andry Rajoelina had been removed in a coup. Col. Michael Randrianirina’s (third from left) announcement in front of a ceremonial presidential palace in the capital, Antananarivo, came almost immediately after parliament voted to impeach Rajoelina, who has fled the country because of the rebellion by soldiers. “We are taking power,” the colonel said. AP

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