Cote d'Ivoire: Thousands Flee Abidjan As Violence Intensifies - UN

22 March 2011

Thousands of residents of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, have been flocking to bus stations seeking transport out of the city fearing that an all-out war is in the offing after an escalation of violence, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

As many as 30 unarmed civilians were killed and 60 others were wounded when the market in Abidjan's northern suburb of Abobo was attacked with mortar shells on Thursday, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire, which is known as UNOCI.

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