Gabonese troops swarm stadium
New president attends World Cup qualifier amid postelection riots
Posted: September 6, 2009 at 5:06 a.m.
Hundreds of soldiers deployed en masse around Gabon's soccer stadium for a World Cup qualifier Saturday as the country's new president attended and postelection violence continued for a third straight day.
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