31.   Sabally told state radio that several soldiers were killed in the coup bid, led by high-ranking army officers.

32.   Several Nigerian army officers have been arrested in connection with a foiled coup bid, newspapers said Monday, but a defence ministry spokesman denied the reports.

33.   The coup bid plunged the country into ethnic bloodletting in which tens of thousands of people were massacred.

34.   The coup bid was crushed by French troops but forced the ouster of president Said Mohamed Djohar.

35.   The four youths were supporters of Ahmed Aboubacar Foundi, a civilian who staged a failed coup bid in September.

36.   The Javadov brothers played a key role in a coup bid last October, together with prime minister Surat Guseinov who was subsequently fired.