Yamoussoukro_International_Airport

Yamoussoukro International Airport

Yamoussoukro International Airport

Airport in Côte d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro) is a regional airport serving Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire.

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On November 6, 2004, Yamoussoukro Airport was attacked[2] by French infantry after military aircraft from the airport bombed a UN peacekeeper base as well as rebel targets, 9 French peacekeepers and one U.S. civilian were killed. Two Ivory Coast Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces. Mobs and rebels tried to attack the French forces after the airport raid.

References

  1. [1]
    Google Maps - Yamoussoukro
  2. [2]
    "France attacks Ivorian airbase". 2004-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-20.

6.90317°N 5.36558°W / 6.90317; -5.36558



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