Killing Threatens to Derail Talks
From Times Wire Services
The slaying of a leading rebel’s brother threatened to derail peace talks aimed at ending a 7-week-old insurgency in Ivory Coast that has killed hundreds and caused thousands to flee their homes.
Rebel leader Guillaume Soro, speaking in the Togo capital where talks were being held, said the “horrible killing” was a tactic designed to frighten rebel supporters.
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