U.S. Government Charges 2 Americans In Attempted Gambian Coup
January 06 2015
U.S. federal prosecutors have filed charges against two American citizens of Gambian descent for alleged involvement in an attempted coup last week in Gambia, reports ABC News.
Charges were filed on Monday in Baltimore and Minneapolis against Cherno Njie, 57, of Austin, Texas, and Papa Faal, 46, of Brooklyn Center, Minn.
The two are accused of conspiring to carry out the violent overthrow of a foreign government in violation of U.S. law, according to a statement from...
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