Fighting has flared in Cote d'Ivoire's main city, Abidjan, with separate clashes reported from near a military base and the presidential palace.
The latest round of violence comes after a hotel used by Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognised president of the country, was attecked by forces loyal to his rival, Laurent Gbagbo.
Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa filed this report from Abidjan.
