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| Ivory Coast soldiers mutiny 'spreads to Abidjan' | Ivory Coast soldiers mutiny 'spreads to Abidjan' |
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| A mutiny by soldiers in Ivory Coast appears to have spread to the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. | A mutiny by soldiers in Ivory Coast appears to have spread to the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. |
| Gunfire was heard inside a base for elite troops there. The mutiny began on Friday in the second-largest city, Bouake, before spreading elsewhere. | Gunfire was heard inside a base for elite troops there. The mutiny began on Friday in the second-largest city, Bouake, before spreading elsewhere. |
| The defence minister has gone to Bouake to discuss the protesters' demands, which are reportedly over pay. | The defence minister has gone to Bouake to discuss the protesters' demands, which are reportedly over pay. |
| An MP in the city said the soldiers wanted $8,000 and a house each. There is no information about any casualties. | An MP in the city said the soldiers wanted $8,000 and a house each. There is no information about any casualties. |
| The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Ivory Coast says the mutiny brings back memories of Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011. | The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Ivory Coast says the mutiny brings back memories of Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011. |
| Ivory Coast profile | Ivory Coast profile |
| On Saturday firing was heard at the military base in Akouedo, on the eastern edge of Abidjan, which is home to parachute commandos that are considered loyal to President Alassane Ouattara. | On Saturday firing was heard at the military base in Akouedo, on the eastern edge of Abidjan, which is home to parachute commandos that are considered loyal to President Alassane Ouattara. |
| Some of the mutineers are thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict. The rebels were based in Bouake. | Some of the mutineers are thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict. The rebels were based in Bouake. |
| Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi has promised to "find solutions to this situation, which is understandable but regrettable". | |
| But soldiers involved in the mutiny in Bouake refused to meet him, demanding instead to speak to President Ouattara, who is in Ghana for the inauguration of the new president. | |
| Similar protests have been reported in the cities of Man, Daloa, Daoukro, Odienne and Korhogo. | Similar protests have been reported in the cities of Man, Daloa, Daoukro, Odienne and Korhogo. |
| The rebels swept into Abidjan from Bouake in 2011, helping Mr Ouattara take power after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo - now on trial at the International Criminal Court - refused to accept defeat in elections the previous year. | The rebels swept into Abidjan from Bouake in 2011, helping Mr Ouattara take power after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo - now on trial at the International Criminal Court - refused to accept defeat in elections the previous year. |