At least 12 civilians and two soldiers have been
killed in a shooting at two hotels in the Ivory Coast, French media say.
A witness quoted by RFI said that at least two
gunmen ‘armed with machine guns’ opened fire on guests and staff near a number
of hotels popular with western tourists in Grand Bassam, which is about 40km
east of the capital, Abidjan.
Other reports suggest as many as ten gunmen may have
been involved.
AFP reports that men wearing balaclavas ‘fired at
guests at the L’Etoile du Sud, a large hotel which was full of expats in the
current heatwave.’
At least 14 civilians and two soldiers have been
killed in the shooting, including four Europeans, a source told Reuters.
The victims include five men, five women, and one
child, the government said, though they did not expand on whether these were
deaths or injuries.
‘They shot at everyone,’ a witness told Connexion
Ivoirienne.‘They are going from hotel to hotel.’
Graphic images of the dead have been posted to
social media.
Security services from the National Police and
French armed forces are now on the site and evacuating the beach.
Al Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the attack.
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