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Ivory Coast Uncovers Assassinsâ Plot
Another one? Cheeze.Authorities uncovered a plot to assassinate the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Ivory Coast, officials in the West African nation said Friday. The plotters want to kill Cardinal Bernard Agre and other unidentified political and religious leaders to portray the administration of President Laurent Gbagbo as ineffectual and unable to protect the public, Minister of Security Martin Bleou said on state television. It is, you donât have to kill anybody to do that. They are "trying to plunge Ivory Coast into chaos," Bleou said. "The government demands that these individuals regain their self-control and abandon this project." Thatâll work, thanks alot, Bleou. Bleou didnât provide details of the plot or say if any arrests have been made. Police carrying assault rifles could be seen spreading out around St. Paulâs Cathedral, where Agre lives and works in Abidjan, Ivory Coastâs commercial capital. "It shocks me," said an official at the cathedral, Marie Lobouet, of the reported plot. "We are praying to God that this will not happen." Ivory Coastâs rebels and government in July declared an official end to the former French colonyâs nine-month civil war, which was triggered by a failed Sept. 2002 attempt to oust Gbagbo. But the country remains tense â and divided between a rebel-held, predominantly Muslim north and a government-held south, peopled primarily by Christians and those practicing indigenous faiths. Gee, now which side do you suppose was going to kill the Cardinal? Posted by: Steve 2003-10-31 |
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