At least 68 bodies were spread out across 10 burial mounds in a mass grave discovered on a football field in the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan, the United Nations said.

At least 68 bodies were spread out across 10 burial mounds in a mass grave discovered on a football field in the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan, the UN said tonight.

The Ivory Coast’s new army turned its guns on a former ally who helped liberate Abidjan and install the democratically elected president, military sources said of a major setback as the country was beginning to return to normal.

REBELS fighting to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan yesterday after seizing a key seaport.

Rebels fighting to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan today after seizing a key seaport.