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Mutineers on trial

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    The trial of 45 out of 51 soldiers arrested in the wake of an army mutiny on 4-5 July in Cote d’Ivoire began on Friday at the army headquarters in Abidjan. The charges against them include theft, armed robbery, revolt and insubordination. State television reported on Friday that the trial is scheduled to last about three weeks. The other six suspects, all colonels, are to be tried for violating state security, local newspapers reported.

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