ABIDJAN/GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 173 people have been killed in Ivory Coast in recent days following last month's disputed election, the U.N. said on Thursday, as international pressure grows on defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down.
The United Nations also reported many people had been tortured and detained, while the United States said it feared the death toll since the Nov. 28 election may be close to 200.
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