Abidjan — Cote d'Ivoire's New Forces rebel movement said on Friday that none of
its fighters had been involved in a reported clash with Guinean soldiers on
the western border, but it admitted that rebel deserters may have been
responsible for the incident.
"If there were clashes with armed men it would have been with
uncontrolled elements who have deserted our ranks and who are in
neighbouring countries," Amadou Kone, a top aide of Ivorian rebel leader
Guillaume Soro told IRIN.
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