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Army mutiny over pay ends in Ivory Coast

Written By euronews on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | 12:06 PM

 
A five day long army mutiny over pay has ended in Ivory Coast after the mutineers accepted an increase in bonus payments. The soldiers have shot at protesters who opposed their mutiny, wounding six on Sunday, and they've also set up roadblocks. Mutinying soldiers stand guard at a check point at the entrance to Bouake, Ivory Coast pic.twitter.com/yvRjOZ1hak— Russell Boyce (@Cropperboyce) May 15, 2017 Most of the 8,400 mutineers are former rebels who helped President Alassane Ouattara to … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/05/16/army-mutiny-over-pay-ends-in-ivory-coast What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews