Ouattara forces seize Ivory Coast president’s home

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Forces trying to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected leader seized the presidential home today and a senior diplomat said fighters were trying to coax the entrenched strongman out of a bunker. The diplomat also said that Laurent Gbagbo’s closest adviser and longtime friend had abandoned him, leaving the bunker to seek refuge inside the French ambassador’s home. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.