The self-declared president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was arrested Monday, the French Embassy in that country said. Security forces of the Ivory Coast arrested him, the embassy said.
A Gbagbo adviser, Ahoua Don Mello, said earlier that the French military had stormed Gbagbo's residence.
Gbagbo's refusal to cede power triggered a political crisis in the West African nation.
Forces loyal to the two men who claim to be president of Ivory Coast had clashed in the country's main city overnight, the United Nations and a local resident told CNN Monday.
U.N. forces are not planning strikes on Gbabgo's forces Monday but were prepared to hit his troops "if it's needed," said Hamadoun Toure, a spokesman for U.N. mission to the country.
The U.N. "was not involved" in the fighting between Gbagbo's troops and those of Alassane Ouattara overnight, Toure said. (read more)
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