OMG! OVER 800 PEOPLE SHOT & HACKED TO DEATH WITH MACHETES ON THE IVORY COAST!

More than 800 civilians have been massacred in a western town in the Ivory Coast where violence has escalated between anti-government protesters and strongman Laurent Gbagbo, the International Red Cross said Saturday.
Charity workers who visited Duekoue found hundreds of civilian bodies killed by bullets and hacked to death with machetes.

Spokesman Patrick Nicholson of Roman Catholic charity Caritas said the deaths occurred over three days in a neighborhood controlled by fighters loyal to internationally-recognized President Alassane Ouattara, though it's still not clear who the killers are.

Ouattara's forces are trying to oust Gbagbo, who has refused to step down despite his defeat in November's elections. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Gbagbo to step down from his presidency.

"I renew my call on Gbagbo to step down to avoid further violence, and transfer power immediately to the legitimate winner of the election, President Ouattara," Ban said

Ouattara has been in control of Duekoue since Tuesday, and the United Nations says it has received reports of major human-rights abuses by both sides.

Fighting in the country's main city Abidjan intensified on Saturday, especially around the presidential palace.

More than 100,000 people have fled the country to neighboring Liberia, as calls intensified to find out what happened in Gbagbo.

"There is no doubt that something on a large scale took place in this city,' said Red Cross spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas.




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