ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's government said on Wednesday it will negotiate with elite special forces soldiers as a revolt, which saw them storm out of their barracks and seize a town in the coastal southeast, entered its second day.
After a brief overnight lull, soldiers again took to the streets of Adiake, about 95 km (60 miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan, firing weapons in the air and sending town residents fleeing home.
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