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Monday, July 24, 2017
Soldiers in Cote d’Ivoire fought off an attack at a base located north of Abidjan. The attack in the town of Azaguie came days after gunmen struck the base of an elite security unit in Abidjan, stealing weapons and killing one person.
“The brigade was attacked during the night and this morning in Azaguie,” a gendarmerie spokesman was quoted in a Reuters report. “There were no victims, only an exchange of gunfire and after the assailants left again.”
He said the aim appeared to be to steal weapons, as it was in the earlier attack in Abidjan, but the raiders had been unsuccessful: “We’ve taken steps in the past few days and therefore there are no weapons stocks in our brigades.”
The attack took place while the country is playing host to an international event. The Jeux de la Francophonie, a 10-day event expected to involve the participation of some 3,000 athletes and artists from around the French-speaking world, opened in Abidjan on July 21.
The government is hoping the games, which are held every four years, will provide an international platformfor the country’s revival.
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