Political Violence Leaves 10 Dead
From Times Wire Reports
Police battled opposition supporters, and gangs of youths split slums into ethnic enclaves in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s principal city, as a second day of political and ethnic violence left at least 10 people dead. An opposition official estimated that about 30 people had died in the ongoing conflict. The violence came after the Supreme Court’s decision last week to disqualify opposition leader Alassane Ouattara from running in legislative elections this Sunday.
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