As Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Refuses To Surrender, French Rescue Japan Ambassador -- Christian Science Monitor
The French rescue was requested by the UN and Japanese after incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo's fighters broke into the ambassador's home.
French helicopters staged a dramatic rescue overnight Wednesday and into Thursday of the Japanese ambassador to Ivory Coast and his staff after troops loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo stormed the Japanese compound.
Mr. Gbagbo himself remains holed up inside the presidential palace in Abidjan as troops loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara continue to lay siege to the compound in an attempt to capture the renegade leader and bring an end to the conflict in Ivory Coast. Mr. Gbagbo has refused to step down since losing the Nov. 28 presidential election, sparking the nation's second civil war in a decade and a humanitarian crisis.
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