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More than 300 detained following protests

    ABIDJAN

    Some 340 people have been detained following this week’s unrest in Abidjan, Interior Minister Emile Boga Doudou said on Wednesday.
    The detainees will be tried, the minister announced on state television. He said 18 civilians and two policemen died.

    Supporters of the opposition Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR) clashed with security forces on Monday and Tuesday. The clashes occurred during protests sparked by the Supreme Court’s invalidation of the candidature of RDR leader Alassane Ouattara for legislative elections on Sunday.

    Boga Doudou said the government was ready to engage in a “sincere dialogue” with the RDR leadership - some of whose members are among the detainees - in order to find a solution to the political crisis.

    The RDR boycotted presidential elections in October after the Supreme Court barred Ouattara from running. The party has also called for a boycott of Sunday’s legislative polls.

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