Police in the Cape Verde islands off northwest Africa said they have found the bodies of 11 people, including eight soldiers, at a military barracks.

    The authorities said they believe a disgruntled missing soldier was behind the killings. A government statement said the deaths were not an attempted coup or connected to the drugs trade, according to the (BBC). 

    The victims included eight soldiers and three civilians, two of them Spanish nationals. The Spaniards were working on repairs at a hilltop communications hub protected by soldiers at the barracks. 

A police officer found the bodies at the Monte Tchota barracks north of the capital Praia on the biggest island, Santiago, Cape Verde Television said.

Source: QNA