Sixteen people were killed in Ivory Coast on Sunday after Al Qaeda gunmen opened fire at a beach resort, Grand Bassam.
"Six attackers came onto the beach in Bassam this afternoon," the country's President Alassane Ouattara said after visiting the side.
"We have 14 civilians and two special forces soldiers who were unfortunately killed."
Foreign citizens from Burkino Faso, Germany, Mali, France and Cameroon were among the dead.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Condemning the attack as "cowardly", the French president, Francois Hollande said, "France will bring its logistical support and intelligence to Ivory Coast to find the attackers. It will pursue and intensify its cooperation with its partners in the fight against terrorism."
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