A makeshift bomb exploded at the
entrance of a hotel in Madagascar's capital last week causing no casualties. A
previously unknown group claimed responsibility telling foreigners to keep out
of the nation's elections. The blast, though small, will raise tensions on the
Indian Ocean island before a fraught presidential vote that has been pushed
back for a third time till 25 October over a row about who can run, extending
the country's political crisis.
The former French colony has been
in turmoil since President Andry Rajoelina seized power with military support
in 2009, ousting former President Marc Ravalomanana and scaring off investors
and tourists.
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