Saturday, February 19, 2011

IVORY COAST: A demonstration pro-Ouattara violently dispersed in Abidjan

At least three youths were shot dead and several were wounded Saturday in Abidjan when security forces loyal to Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo out broke up a demonstration in support of Alassane Ouattara, witnesses said.

When the elements of the Defence Forces and Security (FDS) "arrived at the roundabout" of Mayor of Abobo (north, the stronghold of Mr. Ouattara), "they fired on the crowd, people 's is scattered, but they pursued people, "he told AFP capita.

"Three youths were shot dead" in the vicinity of the roundabout, he said, citing several wounded.This assessment was confirmed by two other witnesses.

The popular neighborhood of Abobo since January has been the scene of clashes which killed at least a dozen SDS.

The camp of Alassane Ouattara, Gbagbo accepted by much of the international community had called on Saturday in demonstrations in Abidjan and throughout the country, along the lines of the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, from Gbagbo to power.