WORLD IN BRIEF : IVORY COAST : 7 Opposition Party Members Arrested
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Ivory Coast government has arrested seven political opponents, an opposition party reported, while university students boycotted classes and armed soldiers patrolled the campus. The clandestine Ivorian People’s Front said seven of its members were arrested between Friday and Monday, apparently in connection with the distribution of leaflets urging the ouster of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny. Students also have demanded his ouster, but it was not clear whether the demonstrations were linked to the arrests.
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