Abidjan / Paris. .- The forces of the elected president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has acknowledged that neither control nor the presidential palace and residence of his rival, outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo, in the city of Abidjan. "The Republican forces have said they do not control nor the presidential palace in the Plateau district, or the presidential residence in Cocody district, reported from the scene correspondent television news channel France 24.
Earlier, a statement of the supporters of Ouattara had been informed otherwise. In this situation, the violent clashes between supporters of outgoing president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, and the elected president, Alassane Ouattara, continued this morning in the country's economic capital, Abidjan, following the intervention of French troops last night and UN.
According to sources close to the Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (Frei), Ouattara supporters, are now fighting especially intense around the Akouedo military camp, close to the Riviera 3, Agban police station, the most important country, and the Presidential Palace, in the Plateau district.
The forces of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the strength of the French mission Licorne (Unicorn) last night attacked with heavy weapons and helicopters several strategic points in Abidjan who were under the control of Gbagbo. Both the military base and police station Akouedo Agban and the presidential palace were also targets of UNOCI and Licorne troops, who, according to eyewitnesses, also bombed Gbagbo's official residence in the district of Cocody.
Several sources also indicated that Ouattara Frei got after the bombings take Gbagbo's official residence, but he was not there, but the information could not be confirmed. Moreover, the state radio station in the country, RCI, which so far was taken by forces loyal to Gbagbo, stopped broadcasting after the air strikes last night, indicating that environmental infrastructure could be seriously damaged .
Meanwhile, the captain Alla Kouakou, one of the spokesmen for the Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Government of Ouattara, Guillaume Soro, called last night to the people of Abidjan to stay at home "until the fighting ends." After last night's massive attack forces Gbagbo, the Ivorian ambassador in France, Ally Coulibaly, said today that the outgoing president is negotiating his surrender and he believes it is "alive." Fierce clashes in Abidjan occur after Gbagbo, despite strong international pressure, refused for four months to hand over power to Ouattara, his political rival and according to the Independent Electoral Commission in Ivory Coast won the election presidential in November. 
Earlier, a statement of the supporters of Ouattara had been informed otherwise. In this situation, the violent clashes between supporters of outgoing president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, and the elected president, Alassane Ouattara, continued this morning in the country's economic capital, Abidjan, following the intervention of French troops last night and UN.
According to sources close to the Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (Frei), Ouattara supporters, are now fighting especially intense around the Akouedo military camp, close to the Riviera 3, Agban police station, the most important country, and the Presidential Palace, in the Plateau district.
The forces of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the strength of the French mission Licorne (Unicorn) last night attacked with heavy weapons and helicopters several strategic points in Abidjan who were under the control of Gbagbo. Both the military base and police station Akouedo Agban and the presidential palace were also targets of UNOCI and Licorne troops, who, according to eyewitnesses, also bombed Gbagbo's official residence in the district of Cocody.
Several sources also indicated that Ouattara Frei got after the bombings take Gbagbo's official residence, but he was not there, but the information could not be confirmed. Moreover, the state radio station in the country, RCI, which so far was taken by forces loyal to Gbagbo, stopped broadcasting after the air strikes last night, indicating that environmental infrastructure could be seriously damaged .
Meanwhile, the captain Alla Kouakou, one of the spokesmen for the Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Government of Ouattara, Guillaume Soro, called last night to the people of Abidjan to stay at home "until the fighting ends." After last night's massive attack forces Gbagbo, the Ivorian ambassador in France, Ally Coulibaly, said today that the outgoing president is negotiating his surrender and he believes it is "alive." Fierce clashes in Abidjan occur after Gbagbo, despite strong international pressure, refused for four months to hand over power to Ouattara, his political rival and according to the Independent Electoral Commission in Ivory Coast won the election presidential in November.
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