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Gunmen have attacked a hotel in a beach resort in Ivory Coast, reportedly killing at least five people.
Unidentified assailants fired on guests at the Etoile du Sud hotel in the town of Grand Bassam, about 40km (25 miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan.
Much of the shooting took place on the beach. The hotel is popular with both local people and foreigners.
Ivory Coast was seen as a model of stability in West Africa until a civil war erupted in 2002.
The conflict pitted the mainly Muslim north against the largely Christian south. Since then, peace deals have alternated with renewed violence.
Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort - BBC News
Unidentified assailants fired on guests at the Etoile du Sud hotel in the town of Grand Bassam, about 40km (25 miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan.
Much of the shooting took place on the beach. The hotel is popular with both local people and foreigners.
Ivory Coast was seen as a model of stability in West Africa until a civil war erupted in 2002.
The conflict pitted the mainly Muslim north against the largely Christian south. Since then, peace deals have alternated with renewed violence.
Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort - BBC News