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Article: Ivory Coast army accuses Liberians of attacking Ivorian border town
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- February 9, 2003
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Dateline: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast's military claimed it had come under attack from Liberian
fighters at a western border town Sunday, as West African leaders
pressed peace efforts for Ivory Coast.
Attackers "consisting primarily of Liberian fighters" hit Ivorian
army troops in the town of Toulepleu from the north, west and south
early Sunday, Ivory Coast army spokesman Lt. Col. Jules Yao Yao said.
The town is 15 kilometers (10 miles) east of Ivory Coast's border
with Liberia. Yao Yao said fighting persisted for 90 minutes until
Ivory Coast troops repelled the attackers.
Neither rebel groups nor Liberia's military could immediately be reached
for ...