MASERU, Lesotho – Lesotho's defense minister says the army commander of the tiny southern African nation has been killed in a gunfight with two rival military officers who also died.
Defense Minister Sentje Lebona confirmed the death Tuesday morning of Lt. Gen. Khoantle Motsomotso in a resurgence of the political instability that has plagued Lesotho.
Witnesses say the gunfight happened after the two officers forced their way into Motsomotso's office at a military barracks.
Lesotho has been beset by power struggles and concerns about military interference in politics. The country has seen a number of high-profile assassinations, including the 2015 killing of a former army chief.
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's party won elections in June, returning him to power three years after he fled Lesotho because of fears he was an assassination target.
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