ABIDJAN, Feb 20 - Ivorian security forces dispersed protesters with tear gas in southwestern Gagnoa town on Saturday, witnesses and protesters said, a day after opening fire on them in the same town, killing five.
"The police are here and they have launched tear gas to disperse us but we stayed," said protester Issa Diomande. "They have not fired their guns yet. We are going to march all day." The military confirmed in a statement on national television that five people had been killed and nine wounded in Friday's protest.
"The police are here and they have launched tear gas to disperse us but we stayed," said protester Issa Diomande. "They have not fired their guns yet. We are going to march all day." The military confirmed in a statement on national television that five people had been killed and nine wounded in Friday's protest.
