WEST AFRICA: IRIN-WA Update 844
COTE D'IVOIRE: Generals arrested
Two generals, ex-members of the former ruling junta have been arrested in
connection with an alleged assassination attempt against General Robert
Guei, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported on Wednesday.
Generals Abdoulaye Coulibaly and Lassana Palenfo, considered close to the
opposition Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR), had gone into hiding after
Guei accused them of organising an attack on his home on 18 September. They
resurfaced in early November, after popular protests forced Guei from power.
The military leader had claimed victory in presidential elections held on 22
October.
The generals' lawyers said they would file on Friday for their release, AFP
reported.
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