Ivory Coast opposition asserts 12 dead in election violence

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s opposition asserts that at least a dozen people have died in clashes during the country’s presidential election. The main opposition parties have boycotted the vote as incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara seeks a controversial third term. More than 20 people died amid clashes ahead of the vote, prompting the United Nations and human rights groups to call for calm. The election is taking place a decade after a post-electoral crisis left mo