Rivals battle out outside Ivory Coast capital

FE Team | Published: March 31, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, March 30 : Fighting broke out Wednesday between forces loyal to internationally recognised Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara and his rival's troops in a town 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro. "There has been shooting for two hours in Tiebissou, currently fighting is taking place downtown," said a resident of Tiebissou, a strategic point of access to the political capital of Ivory Coast. -AFP