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Gbagbo Loyalists Attack U.N. Vehicles In Abidjan

January 14 2011

Ivory Coast

United Nations peacekeeping vehicles in the Ivory Coast were attacked Thursday by mobs and security forces loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo, Euronews reports.

In once incident, six vehicles were attacked a driver was beaten at a makeshift roadblock in Abidjan, said a U.N. spokesman.

Elsewhere, stones were reportedly thrown at an ambulance, injuring the driver and a doctor.

Gbagbo has refused to yield power after his opponent was declared winner of a disputed presidential...

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