BEVERLY HILLS, August 04, (THEWILL) – About 20 gunmen, in military uniforms,on Friday, attacked a police station in Adzope, south-eastern Ivory Coast overnight, temporarily shutting officers inside and stealing weapons.
The raid in the town, about 100 km (60 miles) north of the commercial capital Abidjan, follows months of military mutinies in the country that have threatened to derail peace in Francophone West Africa’s biggest economy.
The army, in a statement said the attack occurred between3:00 and 4:00 am(0300-0400 GMT) adding that the assailants also attacked a pharmacy and a gas station and shot guns in the air as they left.
“There was no immediate information on injuries or deaths,” the statement said.
“It’s another attack and it’s worrying,” an Army Spokesman added.
“The situation is under control at the moment and we are doing everything we can to end these attacks and above all identify who is behind them.”
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