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\n<\/span><\/p>\nUnited Nations experts in Ivory Coast came under fire as they were trying to investigate reports of a violation of the arms embargo imposed on the country, the global body says. <\/p>\n
The UN team was attacked in the capital, Yamoussoukro.<\/p>\n
they were looking into reports that Belarus had provided attack helicopters for supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to give up the presidency. <\/p>\n
Belarus has denied the allegations as “groundless”. <\/p>\n
The UN Sanctions Committee on Ivory Coast says it has not been able to positively confirm the shipment, though it said UN personnel should continue monitoring the situation. <\/p>\n
A planned meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the reports has been cancelled. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ivory Coast’s former rebels say they are ready to take military action against Mr Gbagbo.<\/p>\n
New Forces spokesman Cisee Sindou told the BBC that the group would act if fighting continued between Mr Gbagbo’s supporters and those of his rival, Alassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n
However, Mr Sindou said that no military operation was imminent. <\/p>\n
Mr Ouattara is widely seen as the winner of November’s presidential poll.<\/p>\n
Neither Mr Gbagbo nor Mr Ouattara have publicly commented on the rebel spokesman’s warning.<\/p>\n
Rebellion<\/span><\/p>\nClashes between Mr Gbagbo’s and Mr Ouattara’s supporters has prompted the UN to warn the country is at risk of relapsing into civil war.<\/p>\n
An armed rebellion in 2002 split the world’s largest cocoa producer between the north, held by the New Forces, and the government-controlled south.<\/p>\n
Much of the recent fighting has centred on the main city of Abidjan between rival supporters.<\/p>\n
However, skirmishes in the west of the country last week between the former rebels and pro-Gbagbo forces has seen the number of civilians fleeing to neighbouring Liberia surge.<\/p>\n
It was the first time the ceasefire between the two armed sides had been broken in six years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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