Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power

After announcing that his elite unit, CAPSAT, had taken power, Col Michael Randrianirina has been speaking more about what happens next.

He said that CAPSAT will create a committee with officers from the army, gendarmerie and national police.

"Perhaps in time it will include senior civilian advisers. It is this committee that will carry out the work of the presidency," Col Randrianirina is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.

"At the same time, after a few days, we will set up a civilian government."