<p>The family of America <span style="color: #ee2323;">caught up in</span> a fail<span style="color: #ee2323;">ed</span> coup attept in  Congo said <s>that </s> <span style="color: #ee2323;">their son was in </span>Africa on vacatioln with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism.  The step mother <span style="color: #ee2323;">of </span> Tyler Thompson says the family was stunned and heartbroken by video <s>seen</s>  <span style="color: #ee2323;">scene </span>of coup attempt. Thompson was among  at least two other American who <span style="color: #ee2323;">were </span>named  by <s>Congretan</s> <span style="color: #ee2323;">Congolese </span>army <s>and hard t</s>o <span style="color: #ee2323;">as a part of </span>fail<span style="color: #ee2323;">ed</span> <s>and</s> <span style="color: #ee2323;">effort to </span>over throw<s>n</s><span style="color: #ee2323;"> <span style="color: #ee2323;">the </span></span>government  <span style="color: #ee2323;">in Kinshasa. </span></p><p>The coup was led by an eccentric and self<s> leade</s>r <span style="color: #ee2323;">exiled </span>   Christian Malaga who was shot dead after resisting arrest .   <span style="color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff;" data-ke-size="size16"> Congresan</span></p><p>I'm <s>Carin Chamas</s>.<span style="color: #ee2323;">Karen Chamms</span></p>
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