Ivory Coast Opposition Says 13 Supporters Killed in Clashes

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast’s opposition coalition said 13 of its supporters have been killed in clashes with security forces in at least three locations in the commercial capital, Abidjan, today.

Personnel have been using live ammunition and tear gas to disperse opposition youth who are burning tires, Amadou Coulibaly, a spokesman for the group that supports Alassane Ouattara, said by phone today.

To contact the reporter on this story: Pauline Bax in Johannesburg at pbax@bloomberg.net