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Mutinous ICoast troops holding ICoast defence minister

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AFP Bouake (Ivory Coast)
Last Updated : Jan 08 2017 | 2:07 AM IST
Mutinous soldiers were holding Ivory Coast's Defence Minister Alain Richard Donwahi today, rejecting the terms of a deal announced by President Alassane Ouattara to end their angry pay protest.
"Just after the declaration by President Alassane Ouattara, the soldiers went back in angrily," reported an AFP journalist at the talks between the two sides in Ivory Coast's second city Bouake, which was seized by troops on Friday.
"They have stopped the defence minister and his delegation from leaving the deputy prefect's residence by shooting Kalashnikov rifles and heavy weapons," the correspondent said.

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First Published: Jan 08 2017 | 2:07 AM IST

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