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Last updated: 6 april, 2011 - 14:27 GMT

Ivory Coast: Ouattara forces storm Gbagbo residenceFrench tanks patrol Abidjan as fighting between Ouattara and Gbagbo troops goes on. 6th April 2011.

Forces in Ivory Coast opposed to the besieged leader, Laurent Gbagbo, have attacked his residence after the breakdown of talks trying to secure his surrender. The BBC's John James reports from the outskirts of Abidjan.

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