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Abidjan Celebrates Gbagbos Fall
For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ facebook.com Chanting crowds take to the streets in Ivory Coast to celebrate the arrest of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo. While the crowds shout their joy, some pro-Ouattara soldiers warn that Gbagbo’s armed militia are still roaming around. Celebrating the arrest of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo - A group of armed pro-Ouattara youths unfurled a giant Ivorian flag before an ecstatic crowd in front of the police station in the neighborhood of Adjame on Monday. Shouts of joy erupted in other parts of Abidjan too as news of Gbagbo's arrest spread through Ivory Coast's main city, where many had been trapped in their homes during 10 days of heavy fighting. But some warned the country's deep crisis was not over and that armed supporters of the former president were still at large. Gbagbo had refused to step down after losing UN-certified elections last November to Ouattara, plunging the world's top cocoa-producing country into a violent confrontation that has left thousands dead and more than a million displaced. Gbagbo, who says the election was fraudulent, was arrested on Monday. [Mohamed]: It's truly an immense joy, truly immense, because it's now 10 years we've been in this crisis, and haven't moved forward, with no development, but thank God and thanks to Alassane, we can truly express our joy today. It's a new era, we can really go forward now. Some however were cautious, warning
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Date Found: May 23, 2011
Date Produced: May 23, 2011
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