Gbagbo’s Supporters Plan to Seize Opponent’s Base
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Supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo threatened to seize a hotel occupied by Alassane Ouattara, the winner of last month’s presidential vote, as the country’s new envoy to the United Nations warned the nation is “on the brink of genocide.”
Gbagbo’s backers plan to “liberate” the building on Jan. 1, Youth and Employment Minister Charles Ble Goude said on state television late yesterday. Ble Goude is also the leader of the Young Patriots, who are militant supporters of Gbagbo.