Côte d’Ivoire: UN Condemns Firing at Helicopter and Killing of Civilians

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire reported today that one of its helicopters was shot at by forces loyal to the country’s President and denounced the killing of a dozen civilians in the commercial capital, Abidjan, by another armed group.

“Elements of the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) fired at the helicopter, but failed to hit it,” said the mission, known as UNOCI, strongly condemning yesterday’s attack…