AlHijjah 8, 1436, Sep 22, 2015, SPA -- Serious violence appeared to have been averted Monday as the leader of last week's coup gave up at the last minute as the army started moving tanks to the capital to end the coup, dpa reported. In a statement broadcast by state television, the coup leader and head of the presidential guard, Brigadier General Gilbert Diendere, apologized to his country and the international community for his actions. -- SPA 00:10 LOCAL TIME 21:10 GMT تغريد