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British Special Forces sent to rescue expats from French-created "anti-white rampage"
Good work, France.British troops - believed to include members of the SAS - have been sent to the troubled West African state of Ivory Coast. They will finalise contingency plans for the rescue of hundreds of UK citizens, including diplomatic staff, should the violence in the west African state spiral out of control. As thousands of French citizens began to flee their former colony yesterday after days of anti-French riots and looting, Downing Street said plans were in place for British nationals to follow. The British military team has been sent to prepare a safe passage from the embassy in Abidjan to the airport. A larger force is on stand-by in Britain to join it should evacuation become necessary. Anti-French feeling remained at fever pitch yesterday, with mobs attacking United Nations and French convoys ferrying expatriates to the airport. "It has now turned into an anti-white rampage," said a Canadian UN official. "The mobs are urging each other to find and kill any whites they can get their hands on." Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-11 |
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