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Ivory Coast arrests 15, seeks leader of al Qaeda beach attack

Abidjan: Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack earlier this month on a beach resort town that killed 19 people and was claimed by al Qaeda, a state prosecutor said on Tuesday.

They were still seeking the suspected ring-leader, however.

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