and-thatch homes. That massacre triggered revenge attacks against the rival Dioula tribe, with residents saying up to 11 more were killed. A U.N. military official said 55 bodies had been found so far around Duekoue, which is at the heart of the former French colony's rich cocoa-growing region near the border with Liberia. Marcel Djahik Kani, a local official at Duekoue's town hall said he had been told 84 Guere had been killed and more than 100 injured. It was impossible to independently confirm the figure. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged those involved "to refrain from any action that may lead to an escalation of tensions between various communities," a spokesman for the world body in New York said. "It's horrible. I am afraid there will be epidemics, like cholera. There are no toilets, no water and people are still arriving," said curate Francois Cisco at the mission. --More 2344 Local Time 2044 GMT
