Three killed as Gbagbo forces disperse rally
InternationalFeb 20, 2011
Tensions high after longtime ruler's announcement on banks controlABIDJAN (AFP) ― Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo opened fire at a rally of several hundred supporters of his rival Alassane Ouattara, killing three youths, witnesses said Saturday. Gbagbo’s security forces in the capital’s Abobo district, a stronghold of Ouattara, “fired into the crowd leaving people running for cover but they chased them,” a resident told AFP. “Three youths were shot dead” in front of