Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo stormed the Golf Club , a U.N. official residence . Forces loyal to self-declared Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on Saturday attacked the hotel where Alassane Ouattara , the internationally recognized president of the country , is staying , a spokesman for the United Nations said . The French response was to evacuate diplomatic personnel in Abidjan . French forces came under fire from Gbagbo forces . Some semblance of normalcy is returning in Abidjan .
Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo stormed the Golf Club , a U.N. official residence . The French response was to evacuate diplomatic personnel in Abidjan . French forces came under fire from Gbagbo forces . Some semblance of normalcy is returning in Abidjan .