Ivory Coast’s Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi and dozens of others have been allowed to leave a house where they had been trapped following a mutiny by disgruntled soldiers.<br /><br /> Some among the military appeared to reject a deal aimed at ending the two-day revolt.<br /><br /> The president said he had agreed to some of the soldiers’ grievances over pay but condemned the unrest. <br /><br /> The uprising saw troops rebel at military bases in several cities including the commercial capital Abidjan.<br /><br /> The mutiny began on Friday when the soldiers seized Bouake, Ivory Coast’s second-largest city. UN troops were sent along with government forces as tensions mounted.<br /><br /> Now the government is trying to play down the events, denying that the defence minister had been held against his will.<br /><br /> It’s still unclear whether the soldiers – many of them former rebel fighters integrated into the army – will honour the agreement.<br />
