Ivory Coast: Six gunmen attacked 3 hotels, government says
Gunmen mounted deadly attacks at three hotels in the beach resort city of Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, shortly after noon on Sunday, according to the government.
French President Francois Hollande, whose nation maintains a close relationship with Ivory Coast, said 12 civilians were killed, including at least one French citizen.
The Ivory Coast government had said 11 people — including a child — were victims of the attack, but did not say whether they had been injured or killed.
Security forces “neutralized” six attackers, Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko said in a statement on state-run broadcaster RTI1.