{"id":357749,"date":"2011-04-01T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-beseige-gbagbos-palace\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T12:38:53","slug":"cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-beseige-gbagbos-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-beseige-gbagbos-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ouattara Forces Beseige Gbagbo&#8217;s Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"43.002511931675\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/9c3e48a3llafrica180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"allAfrica.com\" title=\"Visit allAfrica.com\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 1 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Military forces loyal to the internationally recognized Ivorian  president, Allasane Ouattara, were laying siege to the presidential  palace in Abidjan on Friday, news agencies reported.<\/p>\n<p>The whereabouts of Laurent Gbagbo, the former president who has refused  to step down despite losing an election last November, were unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Agence France-Presse news agency reported that a large explosion,  followed by a plume of smoke, took place near the palace at about 9.15  AM, local time.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"28.16\">\n<div readability=\"7.92\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/532f3e17w260x.jpg.jpg\" width=\"260\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irinnews.org\">Sarah Simpson\/IRIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A check point on the &#8220;the corridor south&#8221; the main road between rebel held Bouake and the main government controlled city, Abidjan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>France 24, the television news service financed by the French  government, reported that both witnesses in the area and sources in  Gbagbo&#8217;s camp confirmed that there had also been fighting around  Gbagbo&#8217;s residence elsewhere in Abidjan. One witness from the Cocody  district of Abidjan told France 24 that &#8220;heavy gunfire&#8221; had gone on &#8220;all  night long&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The French ambassador to Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Jean-Marc Simon, told AFP that a  boat filled with people had been seen leaving the palace and heading for  the Charles de Gaulle bridge on Thursday afternoon, but he could not  ascertain who was on the boat.<\/p>\n<p>Gbagbo&#8217;s European representative, Toussaint Alain, said Gbagbo was on  Ivorian soil. Alain said he was in regular contact with Gbagbo but would  not say where he was.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Friday, African Union leader Jean Ping called on Gbagbo to step  down immediately. Earlier, Alain had said Gbagbo had &#8220;no intention of  abdicating to rebels&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"comments\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"c|main|main|id|0C_-rR-TBjxqPfVX\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"c|main|main|id|0C_HhFYsOx9wLTJv\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"c|main|main|id|0C_RC3xH5K_2COsS\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/532f3e17w260x.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104010702.html\" title=\"Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Forces Beseige Gbagbo's Palace\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ouattara Forces Beseige Gbagbo&#8217;s Palace<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 April 2011 Military forces loyal to the internationally recognized Ivorian president, Allasane Ouattara, were laying siege to the presidential palace in Abidjan on Friday, news agencies reported. 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