Fiji army plans exercises, fears intervention

SUVA, Nov 29 (Reuters) Fiji's military will conduct night-time exercises, including securing strategic areas of the capital, it said today, because of fears of ''foreign intervention'' against a possible coup in the island nation.

''The exercise is in anticipation of any foreign intervention and the Republic of Fiji Military Force is taking all precautionary measures,'' it said in a statement.

The announcement came after talks in New Zealand between Fiji's prime minister and his defiant military chief to avert the country's fourth coup in 20 years failed to reach a resolution.

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