They just can't stop being themselves! Well, how many of us can?
Malanding
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From: "Sidi Sanneh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 6:02 AM
Subject: Soldiers swoop on daily close to ousted Ivory Coast leader
> Soldiers swoop on daily close to ousted Ivory Coast leader
>
> ABIDJAN, March 25 (AFP) - A dozen soldiers raided the offices of Le
> National daily, considered close to ousted Ivory Coast president Henri
> Konan
> Bedie, and threatened journalists there, several papers reported Saturday.
> The soldiers, believed to belong to a vigilante-style group which
helped
> spearhead the coup against Bedie, fired three shots in the air and forced
> journalists to do push-ups, the papers said.
> "We have come to traumatize you. Go home, and don't come back until
> Monday," said the group's leader, Corporal Moussa Toure.
> The independent daily Soir info, reported that men in uniform had
> occupied
> the newspaper office for two hours, making death threats.
> It was not the first time the so-called Camora squad had taken an
> interest
> in staff of Le National. On two earlier occasions, reporters and the
> publisher
> had been interrogated by the soldiers.
> "We will kill you and nothing will happen," said one of the soldiers,
> adding that Robert Guei was the new Ivory Coast strongman "but we are in
> charge."
> Guei heads a junta which ousted Bedie on December 24. The junta has
> accused
> Bedie of embezzling state funds.
> fp/mec/gj
>
> sidi sanneh
>
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