Ivory Coast Attack: 15 arrested, kingpin declared 'wanted'

15 people have been arrested in connection with the Grand Bassam attacks in Ivory Coast in which 19 people were killed.

The Ivorian officials have announced a “wanted notice against Dallah Kunta “ who appears to have organized and executed everything that happened in Bassam,” the authorities said without revealing his nationality.

Kounta Dallah, le principal suspect dans l'attaque de Grand-Bassam, recherché par les Forces de sécurité #gouvci pic.twitter.com/7cENWSwYzX

— GOUV.CI (@Gouvci) March 22, 2016

The Ivorian prosecutor, Richard Abidjan Adou and the Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko on Tuesday at a joint press conference said: “ To date, fifteen people were arrested.”

The Islamist group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(AQIM) claimed responsibilty for the attack saying it was a ‘‘warning to ivory coast” and to allies of France who are “participating in the fight against jihadists.”

#BassamAttack Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claims responsibility for Grand Bassam resort attack https://t.co/4qe71L4k4c

— africanews (@africanews) March 13, 2016