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Four killed in village attack in Ivory Coast

By REUTERS

JUNE 12, 2012 23:24

ABIDJAN - Four people were killed in an attack on a village in western Ivory Coast not far from the scene of an ambush in which seven United Nations peacekeepers died last week, local residents and the UN said on Tuesday.

Gunmen entered Sieblo-Ouala on Monday night and continued their raid into Tuesday morning, attacking residents with guns and machetes. The village, near the border with Liberia, is located 12 km from the site of an attack on Friday that killed 18, including the UN soldiers from Niger.

"The initial toll we had was three dead and four wounded. Three others were kidnapped, including one who was later killed. So it's four dead," said Sylvie van den Wildenberg, spokeswoman for Ivory Coast's UN mission known by its acronym, UNOCI.

Ivory Coast said that last week's attack was carried out by Liberian mercenaries and Ivorian militia who crossed over from Liberia. Monrovia has not confirmed the claim but said it officially closed its eastern border as a security precaution.

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