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Suspected Liberian gunmen seize Ivorian village, kill eight

Other News Materials 16 May 2014 14:03 (UTC +04:00)
At least eight people, including five civilians, were killed when gunmen believed to have come from Liberia seized a border village in western Ivory Coast, the parliamentarian for the area said on Friday.
Suspected Liberian gunmen seize Ivorian village, kill eight

At least eight people, including five civilians, were killed when gunmen believed to have come from Liberia seized a border village in western Ivory Coast, the parliamentarian for the area said on Friday.

"The information that I have for the moment is that five villagers were killed," MP Yaya Coulibaly told Reuters by telephone.

"I've just learned from the FRCI [Ivorian army] on the scene that three soldiers were killed at the beginning of the fighting," he added.

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