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Revision as of 12:30, 14 March 2016
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| Location | Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast |
| Date | 13 March 2016 |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Assault rifles Hand grenades |
| Deaths | At least 16[1] |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb[2] (claimed responsibility) |
No. of participants | 6 |
On 13 March 2016, gunmen opened fire at a beach resort in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, killing at least 16 people.[3][4]
Attack
Six armed assailants[5] attacked the Etoile du Sud hotel which, according to Agence France-Presse, was occupied by numerous expats at the time.[6] According to officials, 14 civilians and two special forces soldiers were killed.[7]
The attackers were described as African, armed with Kalashnikovs and grenade belts and dressed in casual clothes and balaclavas.[3] A shootout occurred between the attackers and police forces as the assailants reached La Paillote Hotel. Local residents and tourists were evacuated by army personnel from the beach to nearby hotels, which were temporarily placed on lockdown.[7]
The Associated Press quoted Ivory Coast Government officials as saying that security forces have killed six armed men.[8][9] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack, according to US-based monitoring agency SITE Intelligence Group.[10][11] The terrorists allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar".[1] An American embassy delegation was at Grand-Bassam on the date of the attack, but the US Embassy in Abidjan said on Twitter that there is "no evidence that U.S. citizens were targeted nor confirmed reports of any U.S citizens as harmed."[12][13]
Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb and al-Mourabitoune claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
Reactions
International reactions
France: President François Hollande stated that he "strongly condemns the cowardly attack that caused the death of at least ten civilians, including at least one French national, and several members of the security forces in Grand-Bassam".[14] He also stated that "France will bring its logistical support and intelligence to Ivory Coast to find the attackers. It will pursue and intensify its cooperation with its partners in the fight against terrorism."[15]
UK: Prime Minister David Cameron stated on Twitter: "I'm appalled by the devastating terror attacks in Ankara and the Ivory Coast. My thoughts are with all those affected."
See also
- 2015 Bamako hotel attack
- 2015 Sousse attacks
- 2016 Ouagadougou attacks
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
References
- ^ a b "Ivory Coast hotel shooting: Gunmen 'kill 12 including four Europeans' in Grand Bassam beach resort". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b Mieu, Baudelaire (13 March 2016). "Al-Qaeda Claims Ivory Coast Attack With At Least 16 Killed". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Ivory Coast hotel shooting: Gunmen 'kill 15 including four Europeans' in Grand Bassam beach resort". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Ivory Coast Hotel Shooting: 12 Dead – Reports". Sky News. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Gunmen open fire in Ivory Coast tourist resort". The Guardian. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort". BBC News. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Gunmen Killed 14 People at a Beach Resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday". VICE News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ News, ABC. "The Latest: Ivory Coast Says 6 Beach Attackers 'Neutralized'". ABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ivory Coast's government says that security forces have neutralized six armed men who staged attacks on three hotels in the historic town of Grand-Bassam". US News & World Report. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack". news.trust.org. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "What we know about the terror group reportedly behind the Ivory Coast shooting". The Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "12 people reportedly dead in gun attack on Ivory Coast beach resort popular with Western tourists". The Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy Abidjan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "France's Hollande denounces 'cowardly' Ivory Coast attack". Yahoo News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : Hollande dénonce un «lâche attentat», au moins un Français tué". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2016.