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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/britons-advised-to-exit-ivory-coast.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="UN troops leave the UN headquarters that was attacked by gunmen, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-britons-advised-to-exit-ivory-coast.jpg" alt="UN troops leave the UN headquarters that was attacked by gunmen, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Britons have been advised by the Foreign Office to leave Ivory Coast mounting tensions in the West African nation following a disputed presidential election.</p>
<p>It said the threat of widespread instability and violence meant that anyone without a &#8220;pressing need&#8221; to remain should seek a safe way to get out by commercial means.</p>
<p>The escalation of the travel advice warning followed an attack on a United Nations base by six masked gunmen as Laurent Gbagbo continued to defy international calls for him to accept defeat in the poll.</p>
<p>Britain has urged all parties to respect the results announced by independent observers, and backed by the UN, which gave victory to opposition leader Alassane Ouattara.</p>
<p>The presidential election was intended to restore stability to the country following a long-running civil war which began with a 2002 coup attempt against Mr Gbagbo, who has ruled since 2000 without facing election.</p>
<p>A meeting of the UN Security Council is due to discuss the latest developments and the renewal of its mandate in the country, which is due to expire on December 31.</p>
<p>But he is now demanding that the 9,000 UN peacekeepers &#8211; some 800 of them guarding a compound from which Ouattara is attempting to govern &#8211; leave. As many as 30 people died in violent clashes on Thursday.</p>
<p>On its website, the FCO said that: &#8220;In view of the tense and highly uncertain security environment following the disputed presidential election&#8230;we advise against all travel to Cote d&#8217;Ivoire.</p>
<p>&#8220;Due to the threat of widespread instability and violence in Abidjan and other major cities British nationals are advised to leave Cote d&#8217;Ivoire by commercial means, if safe to do so, unless you have a pressing reason to remain.&#8221; Borders and airports could close again, it warned.</p>
<p>Any Britons who chose to remain &#8220;should maintain a high degree of vigilance, keep a low profile, avoid the area immediately near the Hotel Golf in Abidjan, be aware that roadblocks can be imposed without notice, keep several days&#8217; stock of food and water and stay indoors until any demonstration or rally in your locality has passed&#8221;, it advised.</p>
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