Video of Laurent Gbagbo: Ivory Coast President arrest caught on video. See troops storm the "Predisential Palace."


Ivory Coast
By Randy Economy
April 13, 2011
8:06 a.m. PST

Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, 2007Image via WikipediaI have been following the details of the uprising in the Ivory Coast for the past several weeks. 

This morning, amazing new video has emerged showing the moment pro-Ouattara forces captured Ivory Coast's strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his wife at the presidential residence in Abidjan.

The footage actually shows military fighters loyal to internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara storming the presidential palace and seizing Gbagbo and his wife.

Map of the communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.Image via WikipediaGbagbo was arrested on Monday and taken to Ouattara's Abidjan headquarters at the Golf Hotel. The UN said on Tuesday that he had been moved but would not say where to.


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