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| Frenchies continue evacuating Ivory Coast town... |
| 2002-09-27 |
| French troops have resumed the evacuation of foreigners from the the Ivory Coast city of Bouake, after heavy fighting there between government and rebel forces. More than 1,000 mainly French citizens have already left, and an army spokesman told AFP news agency they expect to complete the operation by 1200 GMT. The French have brought out all but about 200 of those who wanted to escape the fighting in Ivory Coast's second city, including all 11 British nationals who were trapped. The rebels, who seized Bouake as part of an uprising last week, said they would allow the evacuation to proceed and agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire while it was carried out. More action on "Islam's bloody border..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |