New clashes broke out Wednesday, January 12, Abidjan between supporters of Alassane Ouattara and the forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. According to police sources, five policemen were killed, victims of "heavy gunfire" in Abobo, a district of Abidjan in favor of Ouattara. Similar clashes have killed at least five people dead yesterday, in the same area."People are tired of Abobo. Every day there are kidnappings and murders here. We have the right to defend ourselves," testifies Souaré Amara, a resident of Abobo. The camp Gbagbo, who denies orchestrating murders and abductions, argues that many officers have been killed by supporters of Ouattara.
Since the second round of presidential elections on November 28, the results are disputed by supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, the violence in Côte d'Ivoire have made more than 200 deaths, according to the UN. Alassane Ouattara is recognized as president of Côte d'Ivoire by the international community, which has adopted sanctions against Gbagbo and his family but did evoke half-heartedly the idea of an intervention military.
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