Terrorists attacked two hotels in Ivory Coast

Unidentified gunmen attacked two hotels in southern Ivory Coast, the nation’s government said in a statement Today. The assailants fired on beach-goers in the town of Grand Bassam, about 40km (25 miles) east of the country’s commercial capital Abidjan. The resort is popular with local people and foreigners. Security forces have been sent to the scene.

Reports suggest that as many as 15 people have been killed in the Ivory Coast attack. “6 terrorists neutralized, said the Ivory Coast Minister Hamed Bakayoko. There was a conflict between Muslim north against the largely Christian south in Ivory Coast. Security forces responded to the attacks in Grand-Bassam, which is located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the city of Abidjan. The historic town of Grand Bassam is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A witness of Sunday’s attack told AFP news agency that “heavily armed men wearing balaclavas” had opened fire near the L’Etoile du Sud hotel, which was full of expats in the current heatwave.

A Reuters witness saw two people wounded and a video taken by a witness showed seven people lying on the ground following the attack by armed men who have yet to be identified.