Soldiers open fire on Ivory Coast protesters

A man in a balaclava provides security at a rally of supporters of Laurent Gbagbo's main challenger, Alassane Ouattara, protesting against violence linked to the nation's ongoing political crisis Photograph: Emanuel Ekra/AP

Anti-Gbagbo protesters look on during a demonstration in Treichville, Abidjan Photograph: Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters

Women hold a portrait of Ivory Coast's presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara during a march on International Women's Day Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Men ride a moped past burning debris shortly before security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo opened fire on civilians, in the Treichville neighbourhood of Abidjan Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

A man shot in the leg when security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo opened fire on civilians awaits treatment Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Women's organiser Betty Nguessan, centre, grieves during a march of mourning for the victims of post-election violence Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Injured people receive care in a hospital in Abidjan's Treichville neighbourhood. At least three men and a woman became the latest victims of an increasingly bloody post-electoral crisis Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Women, whose relative had been shot but was expected to recover, at a health clinic where four dead people and a dozen casualties were taken Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

A wounded man receives medical care at a hospital in Abidjan's Treichville neighbourhood Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images