French troops arrested after bank robbery

A DOZEN French peacekeepers have been arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank they had been ordered to guard in the Ivory Coast’s rebel territory.

Tue, 21 Sep, 2004 - 01:00

The French soldiers are accused of robbing a bank in the western town of Man.

About €100,000 was taken from the bank in Man, said French military spokesman Jacques Combarieu.

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