Draft:Abobo Market Shooting
| Abobo Market Shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis | |
| Location | Abobo, Abdijan, Ivory Coast |
| Date | March 17 2011 12:30PM |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 25-30 |
| Injured | 40-60 |
| Perpetrators |  Military of the Ivory Coast |
The Abobo Market Shooting was a morter attack made by the loyalists to Laurent Gbagbo on March 17th 2011 in the Ivory Coast.
Incident[edit]
On March 17, 2011 at 12:30PM, an attack took place in Sieka Kone market in Abobo, allegedly carried out by the forces loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo. According to the United Nations Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), the assailants fired six projectiles at the market and its vicinity, resulting in the deaths of approximately 30 individuals and leaving between 40 and 60 others wounded.[1][2][3][4][5]
The UN condemned these attacks, stating, "It is difficult not to arrive at the conclusion that this is a crime against humanity."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "L'ONU parle de crime contre à l'humanité à Abidjan". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: le bombardement du marché d'Abobo du 17 mars 2011 devant la CPI". RFI (in French). 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "UN condemns mortar attack on Ivory Coast market". CTVNews. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Shell kills 25 in Abidjan market". France 24. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Hubbard, Verity (2021-07-08). "An Anatomy of a Mortar Attack: Case Study - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire". AOAV. Retrieved 2024-02-28.