Alassane Ouattara, said his troops secure the streets of Abidjan and to establish a perimeter Laurent Gbagbo would link. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/APUN investigators found more than 100 facilities in C?te d'Ivoire, to have been victims of what ethnically motivated massacres appear in the last 24 hours. Some seem alive have been burned and others were thrown into a well, said a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for human rights.
The killings at three locations in western Ivory Coast occurred, and may have been carried out by Liberian mercenaries, according to the UN.
The discovery came as Alassane Ouattara, who said the internationally recognised President of C?te d'Ivoire, he would not try to capture Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to leave power and is hidden in a bunker under his personal residence.
In his first televised address since the beginning said siege in Abidjan this week Ouattara he would focus on the return of the country to facilitate to normal about the fate of civilians.
The UN team discovery underlines the need for an urgent resolution on the crisis that was caused by Gbagbo's rejection of the official election results in November last year.
About 40 bodies were in Blolequin, West of Duékoué, where another last week discovered 229 bodies were found. Another 15 bodies were discovered in Duékoué, and a further 60 in the nearby town of Guiglo were found. Some of the victims were from other countries in West Africa.
Forces loyal to Ouattara were partly for the massacre in Duékoué was discovered last week made responsible. It is not yet clear that the massacre on Thursday revealed performed.
"The incidents appear at least partially ethnically motivated to have been", said Rupert Colville, UNHCHR spokesman in Geneva. "I think you have a little carefully the assignment of responsibilities be." He said, increased ethnic tensions as the conflict continues.
C?te d'Ivoire has Muslim north and Christian South and other 60 different ethnic groups. Under Gbagbo's decade-long rule, especially in the early days he tolerated and one increase in xenophobia, especially against the Ivorians, which parents came as the French from neighbouring countries. Muslims from the North - Ouattara's most important constituency - were caused much bitterness and a brief civil war also discriminated against.
Limited to the rapid progress last week having Ouattara's forces through the country Gbagbo to his bunker with his influential wife Simone. UN and French peacekeeping troops have attacked its military depots to reduce his firepower. But he refuses to make, insists that he won the election and France the blame for his predicament.
Many of Gbagbo's top generals and troops have left him, but about 200 soldiers and militia with heavy weapons are equipped subdivision, guard according to the French military his home in the upmarket Cocody. You repelled an attack by Ouattara's fighters on Wednesday.
In his television speech, Ouattara said his troops were setting up connection to a security perimeter around's Gbagbo. You would only for him to run out of water and food, and at the same time securing the streets of Abidjan, where most people in their homes of this week due to the heavy fighting remained.
Ouattara said that he soon the ban on exports of cocoa, would end up, which he announced in January. He asked the EU to Ivory Coast's major ports, designed to bring Gbagbo under pressure in resign lift sanctions.
In addition requested Ouattara Central Bank of west African States its branches in the country again salaries are paid. He also promised, human rights hold a public inquiry abuses during the conflict.
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