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Gunfire Erupts as Soldiers Hold Ivory Coast Cities in Pay Dispute

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Heavy gunfire was heard overnight and early Saturday near military camps in two cities in Ivory Coast, where disgruntled soldiers launched revolts a day earlier over salaries and bonuses, residents and a soldier said. Shooting began around 6 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) in Bouake, the West African nation’s second-largest city of around half a million inhabitants. Residents also reported hearing shooting throughout the night at an army base in the northern city of Korhogo. “The shooting...

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