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Saudi Ambassador killed in Ivory Coast
The ambassador of Saudi Arabia has been found murdered in Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan. Mohammed Ahmad al-Rasheed's naked body was reported to have been found on Friday with his throat cut in the apartment block where he lived, but outside his flat. The diplomat's body was found in a pool of blood on the staircase two floors below his own flat. His murder does not appear to be politically motivated. The ambassador took up his post at the end of last year, three months after the start of Ivory Coast's civil war, which has left the country divided in two. The apartment block where he lived is in the business district of Plateau, which according to our correspondent, is one of the most secure areas of Abidjan, which has remained under government control. It is next to the American Embassy and close to the building where opposition leaders are living under the guard of West African peacekeepers.Posted by: Steve 2003-03-28 |
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