French soldiers killed in Ivory Coast bombing raid

Eight French soldiers were killed and 23 others injured today by Ivory Coast government troops bombing a rebel-held town in northern Ivory Coast, a Defence Ministry official said.

French soldiers killed in Ivory Coast bombing raid
Sat, 06 Nov, 2004 - 18:20

Eight French soldiers were killed and 23 others injured today by Ivory Coast government troops bombing a rebel-held town in northern Ivory Coast, a Defence Ministry official said.

The French presidency said an American citizen also was killed in the raid by two Sukhoi fighter jets.

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