Gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs leave at least 11 dead after opening fire at beach resort.

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 Grand Bassam

A beach resort in the Ivory Coast has come under attack from gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs, according to reports.

 At least eleven dead have been killed including a five-year-old child as a result of the assault on a hotel in the coastal city Grand-Bassam, it is reported.


 Some witnesses said the attackers were shouting "alluha akbar" during the rampage.

 Dramatic footage showed people running away from the beach near the Etoil du Sud hotel to sound of gunfire in the background.

 Graphic images of dead bodies have also been shared on social media.

 One local news outlet reported that one European and their companion were seriously injured.

 Shocking: Mobile phone footage showed people running from the beach amid gunfire

 Grand Bassam is around 40km from Abidjan the capital of Ivory Coast

 #Urgent - Côte d'ivoire: Attaques sur une plage a #Bassam à 40 km d'#Abidjan. L'armée évacue la plage pic.twitter.com/SHzDdhWQKC
— Lopez Dobe (@lopezdobe) March 13, 2016

 1er ratissage effectue par les FDS...La menace djihadiste se confirme #civ #grandbassam pic.twitter.com/TzUs89q4LU

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