Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire: Rebels Blame Deserters for Reported Clash With Guinean Army

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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