Ivory Coast army chief Mangou calls for ceasefire
Pro-Gbagbo soldiers patrol in the street around the presidential Palace, which is under their control, in Abidjan April 3, 2011.
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ABIDJAN |
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - General Philippe Mangou, the military chief of Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, has called for a cease-fire from Tuesday following several days of heavy fighting in the main city Abidjan.
"We have called for a cease-fire from today," Mangou told Reuters by phone in Abidjan.
(Reporting by Ange Aboa, Writing by Bate Felix)
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