An armed attack perpetrated on the night of Tuesday against the military camp of the 2nd Battalion of the Armed Forces of Cote d’Ivoire (FACI) based in Anonkoua Koute (Anyama), in the northern suburbs of Abidjan, left three people dead and two more injured, security sources told APA.
According to these sources, the provisional death toll of this attack carried out around 1:30 am (GMT and local time) by individuals who came aboard a black 4×4 vehicle and metered taxis, shows three dead and one injured on the side of the attackers, and one wounded on the side of the army.
A cleaning operation was launched at 05:30 (GMT and local time) in this very quiet area, the same sources add.
For several days, the Ivorian armed forces have been on alert across the country, following information on possible attacks from intelligence sources.
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