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| - Three Ivory Coast opposition leaders are under investigation for insurrection, murder and acts of terrorism after rejecting President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vowing to set up a rival government, the attorney general said on Friday. The three are Maurice Kakou Guikahue, deputy leader of the main opposition party, who has been arrested, and Pascal Affi N'Guessan and ex-premier Abdallah Mabri Toikeusse, who are both fugitives. "We are still at the stage of preliminary investigation," attorney general Richard Adou told reporters, confirming that no indictments had been issued so far. Ouattara, 78, was re-elected to a third term by a landslide in Saturday's election, but opponents he say violated the country's two-term presidential limits. At least 40 people have been killed in clashes over his third term since August, reviving fears that francophone West Africa's largest economy could spiral into post-election violence, as in 2010-2011 when fighting killed 3,000. Abidjan, the economic capital, has returned its usual bustle after several tense days over the election. According to sources close to the government and diplomatic sources, talks between the two sides are continuing behind the scenes but without any results so far. Security forces are still blockading the homes of several opposition chiefs in Abidjan after they boycotted Saturday's election, called for civil disobedience and said they would establish a rival "transitional" government. Ouattara's chief rival, Henri Konan Bedie, has not been charged and is not under house arrest, but the prosecutor said his residence has been blocked by police to "put an end to public order disturbances." pm/ri
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