Ivory Coast arrests man suspected of link to Grand Bassam hotel attack


  • World
  • Friday, 27 May 2016

The feet and utility belt of what Ivorian security officers said was a dead attacker is seen on the beach in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, March 13, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Penney

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast authorities arrested a man on Thursday suspected of transporting weapons for an attack that killed 19 people at the beach resort of Grand Bassam in March, according to national television.

"The driver who transported the weapons was arrested Thursday. He is currently being interrogated in the police station," said a presenter on national television.

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