Fort cut man of C?te d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo seems to be gaining ground after its forces pierced the perimeter of imposed security around the presidential building on French helicopters composed, Saturday.
Frigate Captain Frederic Daguillon said no French soldiers were injured and a helicopter managed to destroy an armored vehicle.
Gbagbo is dedicated in a bunker in the presidential aggravated surrounded by its own forces and had appeared to be lost land until Saturday.
The United Nations has succeeded in evacuating British citizens 17 of residence of the High Commissioner British Saturday, only of the measures of compound of Gbagbo. The diplomatic residence, like many others in the neighbourhood, had drawn on during hostilities.
Residents in the district of Abidjan's Cocody reported two hours of the explosions and fire heavy weapons before sunrise Saturday.
Gbagbo has lost the presidential election of November Alassane Ouattara, who is recognized by the United Nations as the official head of the country. Ouattara has been living out of the hotel of Golf in Abidjan for the past four months, protected by soldiers of the United Nations.
Laurent Gbagbo gestures in an interview in 2004 in his private Abidjan residence. (Reuters)Spokesperson of Ouattara, Felicien Sekongo, said pro-Gbagbo forces had been to get to the hotel of the Golf, but were pushed back to Saturday. The hotel is a few kilometres away from the presidential compound.
Earlier in the week, Gbagbo said his top three generals were ready to surrender but cancelled this offer saying that he was the only true President. Gbagbo' representatives requested the intervention of the United Nations illegal.
"We are just defending ourselves,", said Advisor security of Gbagbo, cadets Bertrin, Saturday. "We do not die."
French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said that Gbagbo has some 1,000 soldiers from the force 2,000 - strong fought to install Ouattara.
Soldiers heavily armed and in uniform loyal to Gbagbo kept to State television antenna in the central plateau district Saturday.
The station, which was denounced by the United Nations of broadcasting "lies" and "propaganda", has become black when the forces of the Ouattara Abidjan Monday, but he returned to the air Friday afternoon.
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