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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - France concluded one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa on Monday and the U.N. Security Council imposed an immediate arms embargo against Ivory Coast, stepping up pressure to end the violence that spurred the exodus.
Worried families piled into the last two jumbo jets, bringing to more than 5,000 the number of Westerners fleeing an upsurge in violence sparked by clashes between France and its former prize West African colony. With no hope of rescue, more than 10,000 African nationals have fled to neighboring countries, the U.N. refugee agency said.See the full content of this document
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Ivory Coast Slapped with Arms Embargo
Two French-organized flights left late Monday to Paris and to neighborin...
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