Reuters reports today that the escalated clashes in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo repulsed attacks by the forces required to support Alassane Ouattara's rival for the presidency.
Gbagbo has refused to step down since the elections of November 28 that the results of the United Nations for the certificate showed that he lost. The African Union, France and the United States and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on him to do so immediately.
In the heaviest fighting today surrounded the station in the country's state-run television, which exploded in the air after it came under attack by forces loyal at times, between Thursday night, but resumed broadcasting pro-Gbagbo on Friday evening for the footage.
We can hear gunfire and see soldiers moving, but there are also armed civilians running in the streets, "Camara said Arnold, a resident of Cocody, this neighborhood, who lives in the state television building and residence Gbagbo told Reuters.
Forces entered the support times, also recognized the winner of the November elections by African countries and Western powers, in Abidjan on Thursday, but is now facing fighters Gbagbo's most reliable, and around 2500 a member of an elite Republican Guard.
Killed the peacekeepers of the UN at least five soldiers loyal to President Gbagbo in Abidjan during the battle, and wounded three soldiers keeping the peace in a separate incident, according to internal United Nations document seen by Reuters on Friday.
And Doctors Without Borders said it had treated at least 80 people - most of them suffering from gunshot wounds - over the past two days. Official figures are not available.
Gbagbo has refused to step down since the elections of November 28 that the results of the United Nations for the certificate showed that he lost. The African Union, France and the United States and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on him to do so immediately.
In the heaviest fighting today surrounded the station in the country's state-run television, which exploded in the air after it came under attack by forces loyal at times, between Thursday night, but resumed broadcasting pro-Gbagbo on Friday evening for the footage.
We can hear gunfire and see soldiers moving, but there are also armed civilians running in the streets, "Camara said Arnold, a resident of Cocody, this neighborhood, who lives in the state television building and residence Gbagbo told Reuters.
Forces entered the support times, also recognized the winner of the November elections by African countries and Western powers, in Abidjan on Thursday, but is now facing fighters Gbagbo's most reliable, and around 2500 a member of an elite Republican Guard.
Killed the peacekeepers of the UN at least five soldiers loyal to President Gbagbo in Abidjan during the battle, and wounded three soldiers keeping the peace in a separate incident, according to internal United Nations document seen by Reuters on Friday.
And Doctors Without Borders said it had treated at least 80 people - most of them suffering from gunshot wounds - over the past two days. Official figures are not available.
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