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Inside Gbago's former residence
Al Jazeera ^ | April 19th 2011 | Haru Mutasa

Posted on 04/19/2011 4:15:23 AM PDT by Cardhu

Al Jazeera gains access inside the destroyed presidential palace where former Ivorian president was holed up.

The French Air Force has handed control of the main airport in Abidjan to Ivorian authorities following the end of weeks of fighting.

Officials are now assessing the damage to the presidential residence, where ousted leader Laurent Gbagbo was holed up.

As Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports, it's been a grim task.

Video at the link.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gbagboresidence; ivorycoast
Gbagbo seems to have made a big mistake not taking the offers made by the U.S and France.
1 posted on 04/19/2011 4:15:26 AM PDT by Cardhu
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