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| Monday, 23 September, 2002, 18:04 GMT 19:04 UK In pictures: Ivorian migrants targeted French troops have arrived in the Ivory Coast capital, Yamoussoukro, to protect French as well as other nationals caught up in what the Ivorian Government is calling a coup attempt. Diplomats and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees say migrants from neighbouring countries in particular have been targeted on suspicion of supporting the coup. ![]() Foreigners were ordered to leave their homes in a slum suspected of harbouring rebels ![]() Foreign nationals' homes were burnt down after foreigners were blamed for helping the coup ![]() Children of foreign nationals have not been spared ![]() Migrants from neighbouring countries say they have been beaten up and arrested by Ivorian police ![]() The UNHCR says dozens of foreign nationals have been displaced following the coup attempt |
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