Gunfire shakes Ivory Coast as government launches attack

Tuesday, October 8, 2002

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast -- Heavy explosions and the crackle of machine guns terrified residents of Ivory Coast's second-largest city Monday as government forces smashed through rebel lines in a long-promised offensive against insurgents who have seized half the country.

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