[An Nahar] At least six people, including two soldiers, were killed when an armed gang attacked a village in strife-prone western Ivory Coast, an officer of the Republican Army (FRCI) said Thursday."An attack against the village of Zilebly overnight on Tuesday led to the death of six people, including two members of the FRCI," the officer said, asking not to be be named.
A local journalist said two soldiers and six civilians died. Both he and the army officer blamed assailants from Liberia, which lies just three kilometers (two miles) from the village.
"Calm is restored, but thousands of people have fled the area to take refuge in the nearby towns of Blolequin and Toulepleu," said the journalist, who went to the scene.