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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Detained

VOA News April 11, 2011

Photo: Reuters

France's Licorne forces prepare for a military operation in southern Ivory Coast, April 11, 2011

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Ivory Coast's incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, has been detained. 

A Gbagbo adviser in France, Toussaint Alain, told VOA  that French special forces detained Mr. Gbagbo at his Abidjan residence Monday.
The French news agency quotes France's ambassador to Ivory Coast as also saying Mr.  Gbagbo was arrested.

A column of French armored vehicles had been seen advancing on the Gbagbo residence Monday.

Mr. Gbagbo refused to give up power after his rival Alassane Ouattara was named the winner of last year's presidential election.

Comments (5)

11-04-2011Kparglay (Liberia)

The French soldiers and the UN soldiers are now Quattara Rebels Soldiers and are killing Ivorien citizens and their main objective is to kill President Gbargo.Where are the rebels from the Norh brought into Abidjan by the UN?

11-04-2011

'He is refusing to admit defeat after losing last November's presidential election to rival Ouattara.' - c'mon, what kind of impartial reporting is this? The election was overturned by the constitutional court.

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