"We condemn the rocket attacks on civilian areas," said Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

"It's quite difficult to avoid the conclusion it is a crime... possibly a crime against humanity," he added.

Pro-Gbagbo forces on Thursday launched a missile attack on a market in the stronghold of Ivory Coast's internationally recognised leader Alassane Ouattara.

The event was one of the bloodiest since a disputed presidential election in November plunged the world's top cocoa producer into crisis.

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