Fatal shelling in Côte d'Ivoire condemned

Friday 18 March 2011 At least 20 people were killed and around 60 injured when forces loyal to the outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo fired shells into an Abidjan market Côte d'Ivoire security forces must halt the shelling of civilian areas, Amnesty International said today, after forces loyal to the outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo fired shells into an Abidjan market, killing at least 20 people and wounding around 60.Mortar shells fell without warning on a market in the district of Abobo in the north of Abidjan on Thursday afternoon. The shelling was one of the most serious incidents…

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