Troops loyal to Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara have captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan, France's ambassador, Jean-Marc Simon, says.
"Laurent Gbagbo was arrested by the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, and taken to the Golf Hotel," he told AFP on Monday, referring to the internationally recognised president's fortified base camp in the city.
Earlier, witnesses had reported seeing pro-Ouattara forces entering Gbagbo's besieged residential compound, while French and UN armoured vehicles deployed on a road leading to the complex.
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