On March 13, 2016, three gunmen moved along the beach and stormed three adjacent hotels, sometimes shooting people in the sand.
Breakdown
- Grand-Bassam beach attacks occurred on March 13, 2016 5s
- Victims included citizens from Nigeria, France, Germany, Macedonia, Lebanon, and Ivory Coast 13s
- Attack claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb as retaliation for anti-terror efforts 21s
- Fifteen people arrested in connection with the attack 29s
- Ivory Coast has since improved coastal security to boost tourism 48s