(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) An attack by gunmen at a museum in Tunis on Wednesday killed 19 people, including 17 foreign tourists.
According to dpa, armed men dressed in military uniform opened fire on tourists outside the Bardo museum in the Tunisian capital, Prime Minister Habib Essid said.
The gunmen then followed fleeing tourists inside the museum building, holding several of them hostage.
Security forces ended the siege, killing two of the attackers, while two or three escaped the scene and were being sought, Essid told a press conference.
The victims included German, Italian, Polish and Spanish tourists, Essid said. Another 22 tourists and two Tunisians were injured.
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