#BREAKING: atleast 6 people dead after Gunmen in #IvoryCoast attacked Grand Bassam beach near a popular resort pic.twitter.com/XSHv6ztMgP
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 13, 2016
#BREAKING: Images of weapons used by terrorists in #Bassam #IvoryCoast attack – @lopezdobe pic.twitter.com/yacmby8xJl
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 13, 2016
Ivory Coast hotel shooting: Gunmen armed with machine guns open fire at beach resort
Shocking: Mobile phone footage showed people running from the beach amid gunfire
Armed attackers opened fire near a hotel in the coastal city Grand-Bassam, according to reports
A beach resort in the Ivory Coast has come under attack from gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs, according to reports.
A number of people have been killed as as a result of the assault on a hotel in the coastal city Grand-Bassam, it is reported.
Dramatic footage showed people running away from the beach near the Etoil du Sud hotel to sound of gunfire in the background.
Graphic images of dead bodies have also been shared on social media.
One local news outlet reported that one European and their companion were seriously injured.
