Now, THIS country's President survives assassination attempt

Moscow: Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina survived an assassination attempt, Sputnik quoted an Agence France-Presse report on Thursday, the report cited Madagascar's prosecutors.

Authorities reportedly thwarted an assassination attempt on Rajoelina and detained several "foreigners and residents of Madagascar."

According to the news agency's diplomatic source, two French nations were among those detained as part of the investigation. (UNI)