Cape Verde ”shooter” found after manhunt

A soldier suspected of killing 11 people at a military barracks in Cape Verde has been arrested after a 24-hour manhunt, the authorities say. The government of the islands off the north-west of Africa believes “personal motives” led to the shootings. The deaths were not an attempted coup or connected to the drugs trade, it […]

A soldier suspected of killing 11 people at a military barracks in Cape Verde has been arrested after a 24-hour manhunt, the authorities say.
The government of the islands off the north-west of Africa believes “personal motives” led to the shootings.
The deaths were not an attempted coup or connected to the drugs trade, it said.
The victims included eight soldiers and three civilians, two of whom were Spanish nationals.
The Spaniards were working on repairs at a hilltop communications hub protected by soldiers at the barracks in Monte Tchota, a forested area on Santiago island about 27km (17 miles) north of the capital, Praia.
A police officer found the bodies at about midday local time (13:00 GMT) on Tuesday and an abandoned car containing eight Kalashnikovs and ammunition was discovered later.