Ex-soldiers seize weapons, take up positions in Ivory Coast city
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ABIDJAN - Gunfire erupted overnight in the central Ivory Coast city of Bouake as demobilised soldiers seized weapons from police stations and took up positions at entry points into the city, a local journalist and a military officer said on Friday.
"The city is under the control of former (soldiers) who fired shots around 2 a.m. (0200 GMT) while taking arms from the city's police stations," said the army officers, who spoke by telephone from Bouake.
