As the attack happened in Mr Soro's own stronghold, suspicion fell first on disgruntled dissident rebels.

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Mr Soro insists that his men will disarm, but only when the pro-government militias do, too.

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The rebels' leader, Guillaume Soro, suggested that President Gbagbo should be put in the cell next to Slobodan Milosevic.

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Guillaume Soro, who head the New Forces former rebels, said disarmament would not proceed until elections set for next year.

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Mr Moreno-Ocampo said he "thanked the government for the invitation" to make the visit, after meeting Prime Minister Guillaume Soro on his arrival.

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IB, are dissatisfied with Mr Soro, who has had to deny rumours that two of his senior commanders were involved in the attack.

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"It all goes back to Andy Warhol, " Ms. Soro says.

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There is also no place for the stars of Asec Mimosas' thrilling 2006 African Champions League campaign, Didier Ya Konan and Bakary Soro, even though both moved to European clubs in the transfer window.

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State television, even while Mr Soro was supposed to be in charge of it, has devoted much airtime to such insults, and to Mr Gbagbo's insinuation that the rebels are stooges of next-door Burkina Faso.

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