Cote d'Ivoire Shooting Is Coup Attempt: Top Official

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Cote d'Ivoire Shooting Is Coup Attempt: Top Official

Shooting that erupted early on Thursday in the West African country of Ivory Coast is definitely an attempt to seize power in a coup d'etat, a top official said.

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Shooting that erupted early on Thursday in the West African country of Cote d'Ivoire is definitely an attempt to seize power in a coup d'etat, a top official said.

"The shooting is not just in Abidjan it is also in Bouake and Korhogo," said the official, who did not want to be identified. "It is definitely a coup attempt."

Heavy gunfire erupted in Abidjan after 4 a.m., reviving memories of a 1999 coup that ruined the country's reputation for stability in a turbulent region.

Cote d'Ivoire is the world's top cocoa producer.

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