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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - The United Nations is investigating Moroccan peacekeepers suspected of sexually abusing girls under age 18 in Ivory Coast and possibly leaving some of them pregnant, a U.N. spokeswoman said Sunday.
Another U.N. official said as many as 100 girls may have been abused over the last several months. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
The U.N. said Friday in New York that an investigation of peacekeeping troops had "revealed serious allegations of widespread sexual exploitation and abuse" in the West African nation.
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