'One child said a Muslim prayer and was spared, the other was killed': How five-year-old boy pleaded for his life before being shot dead by al Qaeda terrorists as they singled out victims

Ivory Coast beach attack 'targeting US diplomats'

By News on the Net UK Daily Mail —— Bio and Archives March 13, 2016

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Suspected al Qaeda terrorists shot dead a five-year-old boy who fell to his knees and prayed for his life during a terror attack on a tourist resort in Ivory Coast, eyewitnesses have said.

At least four men armed with AK47s and hand grenades killed 16 people, including four Europeans, in the historic town of Grand Bassam before they were gunned down in a shootout with government troops. One survivor who saw the attack unfold said: 'They killed a child despite him kneeling down and begging. They shot a woman in the chest. They've killed innocent people.' Read more:

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