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SLUG: 2-301441 Ivory Coast / Saudi (S-O)
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DATE=3/28/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IVORY COAST / SAUDI (S-O) NUMBER=2-301441 BYLINE=LUIS RAMIREZ DATELINE=ABIDJAN CONTENT= INTRO: Authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating what they say was the murder of Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the West African country. V-O-A's Luis Ramirez reports from Abidjan. TEXT: Ivory Coast police say the body of Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Ahmed Al Rasheed was discovered by his driver early Friday morning. Police sources say the unclothed corpse was found in a puddle of blood in the stairwell of the high-rise apartment building where the Saudi diplomat lived, in Abidjan's central business district. Ivorian officials called the killing bizarre, since the building is in a high security area adjacent to the United States Embassy. Furthermore, police believe it happened during curfew hours. Ivory Coast is under a nighttime curfew as a result of a rebellion that started more than six months ago. (Signed) NEB/LR/KL/KBK/RH |
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