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Ivory Coast marks 10 years since deadly Grand-Bassam beach attacks

Africanews · 20 days ago
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On March 13, 2016, three gunmen moved along the beach and stormed three adjacent hotels, sometimes shooting people in the sand.

Breakdown
  • Ten years since the Grand-Bassam terror attack in Ivory Coast
  • Three gunmen attacked hotels, killing multiple foreign nationals 5s
  • Attack claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb as retaliation 21s
  • Fifteen people arrested in connection with the attack 29s
  • Ivory Coast has since improved coastal security for tourism 48s
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