Soldiers kill former Lesotho, Army Commander Mahao, & Opposition Leaders Flee

MASERU – Lesotho is in the grip of another reign of terror with the killing of former Lesotho army commander Maaparankoe Mahao by soldiers, while all opposition leaders, including former Prime Minister Tom Thabane, have fled the country.. The army commander Tlali Kamoli, who mounted a brief coup against Thabane last August, appears to have launched a campaign to get rid of Thabane loyalists. Mahao – whom Thabane appointed as army commander last August after…

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