Pierre Fabre, secretary-general of the biggest opposition party, told Reuters. There was no immediate sign of trouble in the streets of the seaside capital Lome, where soldiers manned the main crossroads, particularly in the opposition flashpoints of Be and Dekon. There were fewer cars circulating than usual, however, and many people appeared to have gone home from work early. Security was also heavy at the constitutional court, with marksmen posted on the roof of the building and pick-up trucks with mounted machine-guns deployed nearby. "Security is very visible. It has even been reinforced to discourage violence and prevent the worst," acting Interior Minister Katari Foli-Bazi told Reuters. --More 2253 Local Time 1953 GMT
