Fiji prime minister: Coup under way

A couple of days ago I posted that a Fiji newspaper reported that there'd be a military coup there Monday. Well, it's Tuesday there now, and apparently the coup d'état is underway. They're a day late.

From AP:

Fiji's elected leader said Tuesday a military takeover was under way in the South Pacific country as armed troops surrounded his house and other government buildings in a lockdown of the capital.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he refused a request from Fiji's besieged prime minister Tuesday for "military intervention" to end the coup. New Zealand called the coup an "outrage" and said it was cutting military ties with Fiji, the first international sanctions.

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