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Post by sevenofnine on Jun 26, 2015 10:52:18 GMT -5
This is breaking news right now
At least 28 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a beach near two tourist hotels in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the interior ministry.
Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued.
Interior Ministry officials said Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians are among the dead.
In March militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis.
Officials say six people have been injured in the attack.
◾Tunisia attacks: Live updates
Local media reported that the second attacker had been arrested, but this has not been confirmed. A photo showing the body of the first attacker is circulating on social media.
The attack comes on the same day as: ◾A man is decapitated and several others injured at a factory
www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33287978
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Post by sevenofnine on Jun 27, 2015 20:25:26 GMT -5
Yeah round up usual suspects
Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced a clampdown on security after an attack on a holiday resort in which 38 people were killed.
He said army reservists would be deployed to archaeological sites and resorts.
About 80 mosques accused of "spreading venom" will close within a week, he said.
Fifteen of the victims in Friday's attack near Sousse were Britons. The gunman was shot dead.
He was identified as Seifeddine Rezgui, a student not previously known to authorities, officials said.
One Belgian and one German have so far been identified among the dead, the health ministry said. One citizen of the Irish
www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33297245?SThisFB
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