From the Dept. of Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...
Belarus conceded on Thursday that mercenaries from the former Soviet republic may be in strife-torn Ivory Coast, where they have been accused of piloting planes that carried out a fatal attack on French peace-keepers. "There are no Belarussian servicemen in Ivory Coast but we don't answer for former military personnel," Belarus airforce spokesman Vladimir Lavrinyuk said. | "If any members of your IM Force are caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of their action" |
Nine French peacekeepers and a US civilian were killed earlier this month when government SU-25 jets bombed a French military camp in Bouake in the course of what the government said were air strikes on rebel positions. The French and US governments said the SU-25s were piloted by mercenaries from Belarus. | Which explains why they hit the target. Ground attack was the USSR's specialty. |
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