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Gunmen declare they've seized power in Fiji

SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- After months of simmering ethnic tensions in Fiji, seven masked, armed men stormed parliament today...reported among the estimated 50 hostages. Chaudhry is Fiji's first ethnic Indian prime minister and his year-old...

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Agreement reached on deal to release Fiji's hostages

SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's military rulers and the gunmen holding 31 members of the former government...and a government official said the two sides agreed to terms under which Fiji's next government would be formed -- the final hurdle to the release...

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Coup leader in Fiji charged with treason

SUVA, Fiji -- Coup leader George Speight was charged...leading the raid on Parliament that plunged Fiji into crisis. He was charged with treason...being held on a prison island near Suva, Fiji's capital. Speight is unlikely to be executed...

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Fiji coup leader says hostages to be freed this weekend

SUVA, Fiji -- Armed rebels holding the prime minister and other officials hostage in Fiji's parliament complex plan to release them this...Speight, said that after he releases the hostages, Fiji's tribal chiefs will decide what the next step...

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Two-month hostage crisis ends in Fiji

SUVA, Fiji -- Captors tearfully hugged captives in...hostage crisis that enflamed ethnic tensions in Fiji and ravaged the South Pacific nation's...May 19, the Great Council of Chiefs -- Fiji's traditional power -- elected Ratu Josefa...

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Fiji rebels declare new government; military threatens attack

SUVA, Fiji -- Armed rebels holding Fiji's prime minister and other officials captive swore themselves...if shooting takes place, we must expect the worst.'' Radio Fiji, which has a reporter inside parliament, said the gunmen threatened...

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Fiji's rebel leader calls on army to replace new military ruler

SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- The leader of armed rebels holding Fiji's government hostage in parliament refused today to recognize...on the army to replace him. George Speight -- who led Fiji's coup attempt May 19 and holds more than 30 hostages...

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Fiji's president fires government as hostage crisis drags on

SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's president announced Saturday that he has fired the country's democratically...including Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, who last year was elected Fiji's first prime minister from its ethnic Indian minority. Speight claims...

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Fiji rebel leader suffers defections, military says

SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- Three men who had been holed up with Fiji's rebel leader defected today, leaving the parliament...to their army barracks by a midafternoon deadline set by Fiji's new military ruler, Commodore Frank Bainimarama...

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Coup supporters take 30 hostages in Fiji

SUVA, Fiji -- A second hostage crisis erupted Saturday in Fiji as armed rebels supporting coup leader George Speight seized...also offered hope of an end to the crisis that has gripped Fiji since he and six gunmen stormed Parliament on May 19 and...

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