A commando group suspected to be sympathetic to President Ratsiraka reportedly has destroyed a bridge on the Antananarivo - Mahajanga road link 600 km from Antananarivo, according to reports from PANA. "The commando was sent by Governor Etienne Razafindehibe, known to be close to Ratsiraka, to reinforce the stranglehold on Antananarivo," a local police officer told PANA. Mahajanga, at the east coast, is the island's second port, after eastern port city of Tamatave (Toamasina), which is under Ratsiraka's control.
"Lengo kuu la uchunguzi litakuwa kwanza, kuangalia ikiwa madai ya serikali dhidi ya gazeti la Mwananchi yana uhalali, pili kama tishio la serikali linaingilia isivyostahili uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na uhariri," alisema Jaji Kisanga. Jaji Kisanga aliongeza kuwa, lengo la tatu la kamati hiyo ni kuchunguza kama uandishi na mwenendo wa gazeti la Mwananchi katika kipindi cha uchaguzi, vilikiuka mwongozo wa maadili katika kuripoti habari za uchaguzi mkuu kama ilivyoafikiwa na Jukwaa la Wahariri Agosti 13, 2010 huko Morogoro.