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| Isis claims responsibility for Tunisia museum attack and warns deadly shooting is 'just the first drop of the rain' | Isis claims responsibility for Tunisia museum attack and warns deadly shooting is 'just the first drop of the rain' |
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| Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack on a museum in the capital of Tunisia, which claimed the lives of 23 people. | Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack on a museum in the capital of Tunisia, which claimed the lives of 23 people. |
| Gunmen burst from a vehicle and began firing at buses transporting tourists to the Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday, killing at least 20 tourists. | Gunmen burst from a vehicle and began firing at buses transporting tourists to the Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday, killing at least 20 tourists. |
| A statement released by one of the militant group's official channels described the attack as a "blessed invasion of one of the dens of infidels and vice in Muslim Tunisia". | A statement released by one of the militant group's official channels described the attack as a "blessed invasion of one of the dens of infidels and vice in Muslim Tunisia". |
| The statement warned the attack is the “first drop of the rain”, according to the US monitoring group SITE. | The statement warned the attack is the “first drop of the rain”, according to the US monitoring group SITE. |
| "Wait for the glad tidings of what will harm you, impure ones, for what you have seen today is the first drop of the rain," it said. | "Wait for the glad tidings of what will harm you, impure ones, for what you have seen today is the first drop of the rain," it said. |
| The statement, which was circulated by Twitter account affiliated with the group, said the deadly attack was committed by "two knights of the caliphate" and named the gunmen as Abu Anas al-Tunisi and Abu Zakariyya al-Tunisi. | |
| Tunisia has arrested nine people in connection with assault. The Tunisian Prime Minister said one of the gunmen was known to intelligences services. | Tunisia has arrested nine people in connection with assault. The Tunisian Prime Minister said one of the gunmen was known to intelligences services. |
| Up to 3,000 people have left Tunisia to fight with Isis in territories under its control in Syria and Iraq, making up a significant proportion of their foreign fighters. |