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Secretay Clinton makes a statement on the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast.

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Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Cote d'Ivoire, has been captured by forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara, the man the international community says won a November presidential election.