On 13 March 2016, three Islamist gunmen opened fire at a beach resort in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, killing at least 19 people and injuring 33 others.

[1][2][3][4] Three armed assailants[5] attacked the Étoile du Sud hotel which, according to Agence France-Presse, was occupied by numerous expatriates at the time.

[8] The attackers were described as African, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and grenade belts and dressed in casual clothes and balaclavas.

Local residents and tourists were evacuated by army personnel from the beach to nearby hotels, which were temporarily placed on lockdown.

"[13][14] French authorities had warned both Ivory Coast and Senegal weeks earlier of the danger of a terrorist attack.