At least three people died in intercommunal clashes in the village of Tehiri (center west), near Gagnoa, the stronghold of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, on the day of the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, sources said. consistent with AFP Sunday November 1.
"There are three dead and 43 injured, including 19 by bullets,"
said a medical source who went to the scene for first aid, on condition of anonymity.
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“Our ambulance was targeted, I was afraid for my life. We tried to evacuate the wounded towards Gagnoa but the road was blocked, we turned around towards the Sinfra hospital center
,
”
further west, she said.
“There have been violent clashes between non
-
native
populations
(Dioula, pro-Ouattara)
and natives
(Bété, pro opposition)
.
Three people died ”
, also confirmed on condition of anonymity a resident of the village, whose house was set on fire.
Ethnic violence
As in several localities of the country where violence has killed 30 people since August and the announcement of President Alassane Ouattara's candidacy for a controversial third term, the political dispute has degenerated into ethnic violence.
Opposition-friendly village youths who called for civil disobedience
“blocked access to the polling stations, and a man was fatally injured and then thrown into a well.
Members of the Dioula community returned armed with buckshot and bladed weapons, ”
explained a local elected official who requested anonymity.
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"In the wounded that we transported, several men had abdominal gunshot wounds"
, also explains a doctor.
At least two other people died in violence on voting day in Oumé, also near Gagnoa, and in Tiebissou, near Yamoussoukro, where the mayor reports four dead.