Nightly News   |  April 04, 2011

Ivory Coast in crisis

Fighting between rival political parties has killed at least 800 people in the Ivory Coast. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>> that. news from the western coast of africa tonight, the ivory coast is in crisis. france is telling its remaining citizens in the ivory coast to go to their embassy for safety. the fighting there has killed an estimated 800 people in the past few days. the battle is between forces of the former president and the newly elected president. among those 800 dead, four u.n. peacekeepers. u.n. helicopters are firing on a compound controlled by the former president who was defeated in elections in november but refuses to release his grip on power.