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| Ivory Coast: 16 dead in Grand Bassam beach resort attack | |
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| Al-Qaeda-linked militants have killed at least 14 civilians and two soldiers in a gun attack on a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast. | |
| The attackers fired on beach-goers in Grand Bassam, about 40km (25 miles) from the commercial capital Abidjan. | |
| The resort is popular with both locals and foreigners. One of the dead was French, France's foreign ministry says. | The resort is popular with both locals and foreigners. One of the dead was French, France's foreign ministry says. |
| Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed the attack. The gunmen have been "neutralised", officials say. | |
| Ivory Coast was once one of the most stable countries in West Africa. | |
| However, a civil war broke out in 2002, pitting the mainly Muslim north against the largely Christian south. Since then, peace deals have alternated with renewed violence. | |
| A witness of Sunday's attack told AFP that "heavily armed men wearing balaclavas" had opened fire near the L'Etoile du Sud hotel, which was full of expats. | A witness of Sunday's attack told AFP that "heavily armed men wearing balaclavas" had opened fire near the L'Etoile du Sud hotel, which was full of expats. |
| Another eyewitness, Souleymane Kamagate, says he saw people running from the beach and fleeing in all directions. | Another eyewitness, Souleymane Kamagate, says he saw people running from the beach and fleeing in all directions. |
| BBC regional reporter Maud Jullien says Ivory Coast has been identified as one of several countries in West Africa at risk of being targeted by Islamist militants. | BBC regional reporter Maud Jullien says Ivory Coast has been identified as one of several countries in West Africa at risk of being targeted by Islamist militants. |
| Luxury hotels were targeted by such groups in Mali in November and Burkina Faso in January. | Luxury hotels were targeted by such groups in Mali in November and Burkina Faso in January. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by what's happened? If it is safe to do so, you can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by what's happened? If it is safe to do so, you can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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