In what has been described as an ethnically driven revenge attack, the mob of between 500 and 1,000 people said to be of armed Malinké men, backed by traditional hunters known as Dozos, stormed the camp and torched it, killing six people and injuring dozens of others. The site was the last remaining IDP camp in Côte d'Ivoire following the 2010-11 election unrest.
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Tension remains high in western Côte d'Ivoire, where land disputes have also triggered clashes.
Many of the displaced people from Nahibly sought refuge at the Catholic mission in Duékoué, the town hall and in the surrounding thicket before returning to their nearby places of origin, which are still largely in ruins. Continued insecurity is making resettlement there difficult.
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