Liberia says investigating reports of coup plot
Liberia’s government said on Monday it was investigating reports of a coup plot after the loser of a run-off election last month renewed claims that he was the rightful president-elect. Supporters of soccer star George Weah, who lost the November 8 vote to former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, rampaged through a Monrovia suburb late on Sunday after the former AC Milan striker told them had a right to “seek justice.” Johnson-Sirleaf was abroad and not due back until Friday. Full Story