Heavily armed assailants attacked on Sunday, March 13 at noon, at least two hotels in the Ivorian Grand-Bassam, located about forty kilometers east of Abidjan.
The location very busy on Sunday filled with Ivorian families and Western expatriates.
A military official on site, who spoke to Alexis Adélé, contributor to World Africa, says the attack killed at least twelve people, including four Westerners. "The attackers were youths" he said, preferring anonymity, "and demanded that their victims shouted Allah Akbar before breaking down. A jihadist was killed, two others are still at large."
In Turkey, an explosion in Guven Park in the Kizilay district, a key transport hub, wounded at least 125 people.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, government sources are casting suspicion on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
President Mahama has subsequently described the attacks as "despicable and unconscionable", and has wished the injured speedy recovery.
“Ghana stands by the two countries in their moments of profound grief and adversity. Let us work together as a global community to win the war against terrorism even as we strengthen global, regional and national security mechanisms,” Mahama said in a statement from the Ministry of Communications signed by Dr. Edward K. Omane Boamah
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