A/HRC/16/79 different sources indicated that at least nine people, including four FDS members, were killed during the incident. On 12 January, members of the Young Patriots in Abobo Avocatier killed at least two people, raising the death toll to at least 11. A curfew imposed by Mr. Gbagbo has been in force in Abobo and Anyama since 9 January. It should be noted that the nature and degree of the casualties inflicted on the police in the Abobo PK 18 incidents, who in some instances sustained gunshot injuries, indicate the presence of armed “civilians” among the population. F. Duekoué incident and intercommunity tension in the post-electoral context 19. Intercommunity tension increased during the run-up to the presidential election; several cases of ethnic and politically-related violence were reported, particularly in Duekoué in the west of Côte d’Ivoire. On 3 January, at least 35 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded, and 230 houses were burned down in inter-ethnic violence between heavily armed Dioula and Gueré militias, the latter allegedly aided by Liberian mercenaries. The incident occurred after a female trader of the Dioula ethnic origin was shot and killed in an ambush by a group of highwaymen composed of Gueré youths. On 8 and 9 January, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Côte d’Ivoire led a joint mission of United Nations country team agencies, including the human rights division of UNOCI, to Duekoué, Man and Danané to assess the humanitarian implications of the clashes. The mission noted that women and children were the most affected, and identified several areas for urgent and immediate action, including health, water and sanitation, nutrition and the safety of the population. 20. Intercommunity violence has also been reported in many other areas, such as Abengourou, Bondoukou, Bouaké, Dabou (40 km from Abidjan), Daloa, Divo, Gagnoa, Guiglo (32 km south-west of Duekoué), Hiré, Issia, Lakota, Oumé, Saïoua, Sinfra (130 km from Daloa), San Pedro, Yamoussoukro and Zuenoula, between members of the native Bété, Gouro and Dida groups and Baoulé and Dioula communities over land claim disputes, exacerbated by political differences. Members of non-native communities were harassed, and some were killed for not voting for Mr. Gbagbo. 21. After the second round of the election, similar acts were committed against the above-mentioned communities, leading to the displacement of at least 94 members of the Baoulé ethnic group from Bemadi (10 km from Issia) and neighbouring villages. Several victims and witnesses also testified that houses belonging to northerners and people from the Baoulé ethnic group were marked with the signs “X” or “B” in various neighbourhoods of Abidjan to facilitate the identification of occupants for abduction, extra-judicial killing or the destruction or looting of property. The same witnesses also revealed the existence of blacklists of people to be eliminated. Many people therefore abandoned their homes out of fear of reprisals, and remained in hiding for weeks. 22. LMP supporters destroyed ballot boxes in Paulkro (15 km from Ouaté), in San Pedro, Belem (6 km from Waté), Yaoblékro Chantier, Kanakro (10 km from Waté), Waté and Buyo. In some instances, they obstructed the deliberations of members of the Independent Electoral Commission, resulting in the cancellation of some results. Wellknown LMP leaders also incited native youths to harass and intimidate polling station staff. In Buyo, the gendarmerie brigade commander confiscated the voting cards of 10 would-be voters, whom he claimed were foreigners. Many would-be voters did not exercise their right to vote out of fear of reprisals. Similar abuses were reported in Akoupé (Agneby), Dougbafla (Oumé), Gadouan, Ouaragahio and Bakayo (Soubré), where militia groups and native youths erected barricades in order to prevent members of non-native communities from voting. 9