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UN official says criticism of peacekeepers in I.Coast "unfounded"

By Nita Bhalla

NEW DELHI (AlertNet) - U.N. troops have helped to contain violence and prevent civil war in Ivory Coast, a senior U.N. official said, defending peacekeepers criticised for not doing more to protect civilians caught up in post-election fighting.

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