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“We strongly condemn attempts by individuals or groups to overthrow democratically elected governments and would strongly oppose any interruption of Bangladesh’s democracy,” Emily J Horne, the State Department spokesperson, said.

The official was responding to a question on the reports of an attempted coup in Bangladesh as being stated by the civilian government of the country.

The Bangladesh Army on Thursday had claimed to have foiled a coup plot by certain “religiously fanatic” serving and retired Army officers to overthrow the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and arrested two former officers.