I/Coast arrests 15, seeks leader of al Qaeda beach attack

Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack earlier this month on a beach resort town that killed 19 people and was claimed by al Qaeda, a state prosecutor said on Tuesday. They were still seeking the suspected ring-leader named as Kounta Dallah. Prosecutor Richard Adou said a judge was preparing […]

Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack earlier this month on a beach resort town that killed 19 people and was claimed by al Qaeda, a state prosecutor said on Tuesday.
They were still seeking the suspected ring-leader named as Kounta Dallah.
Prosecutor Richard Adou said a judge was preparing both domestic and international arrest warrants for other suspects in the attack.
Nineteen people were killed on March 13 when militants burst onto the beach in the town of Grand Bassam, 40 km (25 miles) from the commercial capital Abidjan, gunning down swimmers and sunbathers before storming into several hotels.