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Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo refuses to surrender amid Abidjan siege
Incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, backed by armed loyalists, defies ouster as airstrikes hit his bases and a subterranean bunker. Ouattara’s envoy and UN officials warn of mass casualties while French forces rescue diplomats and aid workers report widespread violence and displacement.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo
Europe
Gbagbo
Toussaint Alain
Paris
United Nations
Alassane Ouattara
Quattara
Valerie Amos
Amos
Duekone
U.N
Ouattara
Gerard Longuet
U.N. Security Council
Sindou
Youpougon