The United Nations troops in Cote d'Ivoire have taken control of Abidjan airport, media reports said on Thursday.

The reports quoted a security source as saying that the UN troops have taken control of the airport on Thursday as forces allied with Alassane Ouattara had entered the main city of Abidjan.

Meanwhile, the Ouattara camp has given his presidential rival Laurent Gbagbo a 1900 GMT ultimatum to step down.

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