Four gunmen killed in shootout in Comoros after opposition presidential candidate arrested

A general view of a main street is seen on March 28, 2019 in Moroni, after gunfire was heard in the Comorian capital.(AFP)

MORONI: Four gunmen were killed on Thursday in a shootout with military near a base in the Comoros capital after an opposition presidential candidate was arrested, security and military sources said.
The security source said a group of soldiers who were in Moroni prison, accused of attempting a coup last year, broke out of prison on Thursday morning.