Marie described the situation on Sunday as "critical but under control". State television said Ivorian authorities were calling on protesters to return home and condemned violence against foreigners but it continued to broadcast strong anti-French speeches by some officials. It said Gbagbo would address the nation later on Sunday. Violence began escalating in Ivory Coast on Thursday when President Laurent Gbagbo's forces broke an 18-month ceasefire to launch air raids on the rebel-held north. Ivorian warplanes killed nine French soldiers and a U.S. aid worker and wounded more than 20 other French peacekeepers at a French base in the rebel stronghold of Bouake on Saturday. --More 0059 Local Time 2159 GMT
