document: Ivory Coast : Fighting rages near president 's palace Heavy fighting is raging near Ivory Coast 's presidential palace and mansion , as armed forces loyal to the elected leader closed in on the strongman who has held on to power in defiance of the results of elections held in November . Alassane Ouattara , who won November 's UN-supervised election , also ordered the country 's borders closed in an attempt to prevent strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his allies from fleeing . Residents of Abidjan locked up in their homes reported barrages of heavy arms fire punctuated by detonations throughout the night . On the peninsula where the presidential palace is situated , buildings were shaking with each explosion , witnesses said . Patrick Achi , a spokesman for Mr Ouattara , said the fighters had breached the city limit overnight and were waging battles at the palace and the residence . Mr Achi said the forces , who are former rebels who fought in a civil war a decade ago that left Ivory Coast divided , had seized Radio Television Ivoirienne , the government-owned broadcaster . Choi Young-jin , the top United Nations envoy in Ivory Coast , told French radio on Thursday that as many as 50,000 soldiers , police and members of the security force have abandoned Mr Gbagbo in recent days . Sanctions imposed on Mr Gabagbo and his inner circle failed to dislodge the strongman , but analysts say the armed offensive will force the regime out within days . '' `` It 's over -- except for the shooting , '' '' said a diplomat stationed in the city . A Swedish woman working for the United Nations was killed by a stray bullet during the fighting in Abidjan on Thursday night , the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm confirmed . Some 500 foreigners have sought refuge at a French military base . Since the election , up to 1 million people have fled the fighting and at least 494 people have been killed , most of them Ouattara supporters .
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