Women shot dead by troops at protest in Cote d'Ivoire

Hundreds of people have been killed in Ivory Coast clashes

Five women at a demonstration were shot by supporters of the Security forces loyal to the Cote d'Ivoire's Laurent Gbagbo.  The demonstration was in support of Gbagbo's rival Alassane Quattara. According to the AFP, the women were part of a demonstration in  Abidjan when an armored personnel vehicle approached and those inside opened fire on the unarmed women.
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According to reports from Al Jazeera, the "UN's refugee agency has expressed alarm about the dire conditions facing people trying to get out of the area, citing "reports of many dead bodies, buses burned and shops looted, and of young militiamen attacking people inside their homes".


The crisis in the Ivory Coast arose when Gbagbo refused to recognize the results of the presidential election that Quattara won. Like Libya, the regime has been using heavy weapons against demonstrators,, including mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.

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