Dozens detained in Ivory Coast

Abidjan - Dozens of people, mostly Muslims or foreigners, are in detention in a police camp in Ivory Coast and dozens more are…

Abidjan - Dozens of people, mostly Muslims or foreigners, are in detention in a police camp in Ivory Coast and dozens more are missing after ethnic and political clashes last week, relatives and political sources said yesterday.

Mr Aly Coulibaly, spokesman for the opposition Rally of the Republicans, said that at least 116 of the party's activists had been detained and over 100 more were missing.

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