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Eussenius said he drove to the airport and was told that rebels had taken over the airport three miles from the city and tried to hijack an airplane. It was not clear whether they had succeeded.
"They came in, went by the port, locked it up," Eussenius said. "They locked up the international airport, roamed through town firing and commandeered the prison, released the prisoners."
He added, "The situation is chaotic, very chaotic." The police force has been disbanded, Eussenius said.
"Who is in control? I don't know."
The rebels took over the police station, where they broke into the weapons depot and dumped a cache of weapons onto the street, he said.
Eussenius said he drove to the airport and was told that rebels had taken over the airport three miles from the city and tried to hijack an airplane. It was not clear whether they had succeeded.
"They came in, went by the port, locked it up," Eussenius said. "They locked up the international airport, roamed through town firing and commandeered the prison, released the prisoners."
He added, "The situation is chaotic, very chaotic." The police force has been disbanded, Eussenius said.
"Who is in control? I don't know."
The rebels took over the police station, where they broke into the weapons depot and dumped a cache of weapons onto the street, he said.
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