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TERRORIST ATTACK KILLED 14 CIVILIANS & 2 SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS SAYS PRESIDENT
ALASSANE OUATTARA OF IVORY COAST
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According to the statement of the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, a terrorist attack, Sunday, March 13, killed fourteen calendar including one French, and two Special Forces soldiers and ten wounded including 3 new military. Six of the responsible for the attack were killed by Ivorian forces.
According to the statement of the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, a terrorist attack, Sunday, March 13, killed fourteen calendar including one French, and two Special Forces soldiers and ten wounded including 3 new military. Six of the men responsible for the attack were killed by Ivory Coast Security forces, in three hotels of Grand-Bassam.----------------------------
Grand Bassam is a seaside cite a few km in the South, from the capital Abidjan, was the target of these terrorists, because there are several beach hotels, resident or tourist. By the time we publish, the attack has not yet been officially claimed, although rumors some witnesses say they heard locally attackers chanted the word AQIM. (Al Qaeda in North Africa). Francois Hollande later confirmed in a statement that "at least one French" had been killed by armed assailants. "France is providing logistical support and intelligence to the Ivory Coast to find the attackers. It will continue and intensify its cooperation with its partners in the fight against terrorism, "said the head of state.-----------------------------------------------------
The proximity of Ivory Coast with to France , seems to have be attacked within the African countries and there are many French nationals, as is the case in West Africa.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Affoussiata Bamba Lamine spokesman of the government of Ivory Coast said "We expected this attack after that of Burkina Faso but there is no zero risk, besides, this is the reason why we managed to react quickly and neutralize six terrorists at Grand Bassam"
Rahma Sophia Rachdi West Africa Al Qaeda Maghreb Aqim Special Forces Soldiers Terrorist Attack Grand Bassam President Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara
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