DAKAR, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The coup leaders in Mauritania said Thursday that elections will be held in the country as soon as possible, reports from agencies reaching here said.

Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was pictured in Nouakchott in this file photo on March 8, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The Mauritanian military staged a coup on Wednesday in the capital of Nouakchott, arresting President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf.

Agencies: Mauritanian military stages coup in capital

    DAKAR, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Mauritanian military staged a coup on Wednesday in the capital of Nouakchott, arresting President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf, reports from agencies reaching here said.

    The reports said the Mauritanian interior minister was also arrested by the military. Full story