Gunmen attack 2 army checkpoints in Ivory Coast

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Suspected gunmen who crossed over from neighboring Liberia attacked two army checkpoints in western Ivory Coast on Monday, wounding one soldier in the fifth attack on the Ivorian military this month, officials said.

Ivorian Deputy Defense Minister Paul Koffi Koffi said an untold number of gunmen stormed checkpoints in the villages of Pekambly and Pahoubly, not far from the town of Toulepleu.

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