Ivory Coast Steps Up Security in Abidjan After Attacks on Army
By Baudelaire Mieu -
2012-08-09T10:21:49Z
Ivory Coast authorities stepped up security across the commercial capital, Abidjan, after four attacks on army targets within a week, Defense Minister Paul Koffi Koffi said.
Three officials in charge of an army base that came under fire on Aug. 5 were dismissed, Koffi Koffi told state broadcaster Radio Television Ivoirienne late yesterday. Several soldiers guarding an armory from which the assailants allegedly stole weapons, have been jailed, he said.
To contact the reporters on this story: Baudelaire Mieu in Abidjan at bmieu@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Emily Bowers at ebowers1@bloomberg.net
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