Bombing of Akouedo military base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Eyewitness report - Africanews.com

Eye witness report of the bombing of Akouedo, a military barrack under the control of pro-Gbagbo forces, on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. These recordings are made on 4 April 2011.

The UN peacekeeping office in Ivory Coast has confirmed that one of their helicopters belonging to the French troops fired on the forces of embattled Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo at the Akouedo Military Barracks on Thursday evening.

Nick Birnback, spokesman for the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said Monday the helicopter fired on Gbagbo's troops at about 5 p.m. local time to prevent them from using heavy weapons at the Akouedo camp in Abidjan.

According to AfricaNews reporter Selay Marius Kouassis, the bombardment traumatized a lot of locals quoting a lady who claimed the rocket filed through the roof of a house killing three people.

Kouassi said the death toll could be higher. This video taken by a resident around the vicinity reveals the intensity of the attack.

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