Comoros President Azali Assoumani is "out of danger” after he was injured on Friday, September 13, in a knife attack by a 24-year-old policeman who was found dead in his cell a day later, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing officials.

The attack occurred around 2 pm local time (1100 GMT) on Friday in Salimani Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni.

"The president is doing well. He has no health problems; he is out of danger. A few stitches were given,” Energy Minister Aboubacar Saïd Anli said at a press conference in Moroni on Saturday.

Azali was attacked as he attended a funeral, according to the presidency.

The motive for the attack has not yet been determined.