ANTANANARIVO – There had been an attempted assassination targeting , following the overflight of his residence by thermal drones, Madagascar’s presidency said on Wednesday.
Director of Communication at the Presidency Harry Laurent Rahajason said at a press conference that five high-tech thermal drones flew over the residence of the president and his family during the night from Sunday to Monday.
Capable of detecting the interior of a residence, these drones were reportedly used for surveillance operations and to help identify the target for an assassination attempt. However, they were detected and disrupted because of the anti-drone system installed at the president’s residence.
Rahajason also said that another plan to set fire to the National Assembly, scheduled for Saturday, had also been thwarted.