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There's been heavy gunfire in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast where troops have been staging a mutiny. Residents said they heard shots being exchanged from early in the morning, describing the gunfire as intense. Clashes have also been reported in the country's second city, Bouake, where the mutiny began. The Ivorian military chief of staff said on Sunday he had despatched an armoured column to Bouake to restore order. The troops mutinied over unpaid bonuses which led to Bouake being sealed off. They said they wouldn't lay down their weapons.

Our correspondent in Abijan is Tamasin Ford.

(Picture - Ivorian soldiers patrol in their vehicle by Ivory Coast's army headquarters, the Gallieni military camp, in Abidjan. Credit: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)