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At least four people have been killed in clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara's decision to bid for a third term in elections this October, sources said Thursday. "At least three" people were killed on Wednesday in the central town of Daoukro in clashes between Ouattara supporters and backers of rival candidate Henri Konan Bedie, a security source and witnesses there said. On Thursday, an 18-year-old youth died in the southeastern town of Bonoua, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the economic hub Abidjan, in violence between demonstrators and security forces, said local mayor Jean-Paul Amethier. ck-pgf/thm/ri/gd
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2020-08-13

