At least seven dead in attack on civilian camp in Ivory Coast

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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and dozens injured on Friday when angry mobs set fire to a U.N.-protected camp for civilians forced from their homes in western Ivory Coast, underscoring tensions in the zone. The United Nations said the attack on Nahibly camp - an apparent revenge attack for an overnight robbery in the nearby town of Duekoue that killed five - forced 5,000 people to flee. Those in the camp were Ivorians who fled their homes during last year's civil war. ...

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