The authorities in Comoros say President Azali Assoumani has been wounded in a knífe attàck.
“Thank God, his life is not in danger,” said a government spokeswoman.
He was attàcked while attending a funeral near the capital Moroni but was only “slightly injured” and has since returned home, spokeswoman Fatima Ahamada told the Reuters news agency.
She added that the attàcker had been arrested.
The motive for the attàck is not yet clear.
Azali attàcker’s identity
The knifeman’s identity has not been publicly confirmed but multiple reports suggest he is a young policeman.
President Azali first came to power in a coup in 1999.
After a decade out of office, he won a disputed election in 2016 and was re-elected last January.
The vote was marred by allegations of ballot stuffing and was followed by two days of widespread protests.
The president has been accused of growing authoritarianism.
