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237 protesters arrested in Ivory Coast ahead of presidential election

237 protesters arrested in Ivory Coast ahead of presidential election

Authorities in Ivory Coast arrested at least 237 people on Saturday as police moved to break up a banned protest denouncing what activists described as the country’s slide toward authoritarian rule. The arrests were announced by Interior and Security Minister Gen. Vagondo Diomandė during a televised statement. Witnesses, according to AP’s report, said security forces…

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