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Tunis museum attack: Footage shows gunmen | Tunis museum attack: Footage shows gunmen |
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The Tunisian government has released footage showing gunmen walking through the Bardo museum during the attack that killed 25 people on Wednesday. | The Tunisian government has released footage showing gunmen walking through the Bardo museum during the attack that killed 25 people on Wednesday. |
At one point it shows the two attackers bumping into another man who is allowed to flee after the brief encounter. | At one point it shows the two attackers bumping into another man who is allowed to flee after the brief encounter. |
Authorities said they had arrested more suspects in connection with the attack in the capital, Tunis. | Authorities said they had arrested more suspects in connection with the attack in the capital, Tunis. |
The gunmen are said to have been trained in Libya in an area controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. | The gunmen are said to have been trained in Libya in an area controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. |
IS has said it was behind the attack on the museum, which is next to the country's parliament. | IS has said it was behind the attack on the museum, which is next to the country's parliament. |
The men, named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui, were killed in a gunfight with security forces inside the building. At least one of them was wearing an explosives belt. | The men, named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui, were killed in a gunfight with security forces inside the building. At least one of them was wearing an explosives belt. |
Twenty foreigners were among those killed, including British, Japanese, French, Italian and Colombian tourists. | |
The security camera footage, released by the interior ministry, shows the men carrying assault rifles and bags as they walk through the museum. | The security camera footage, released by the interior ministry, shows the men carrying assault rifles and bags as they walk through the museum. |
It also captures the moment a startled visitor comes face to face with them. The gunmen briefly point their guns at the man but allow him to run away as they make their way up a staircase. | |
Earlier, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor said substantial progress had been made in the investigation - but she did not give any details. | Earlier, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor said substantial progress had been made in the investigation - but she did not give any details. |
'No place for IS' | |
Authorities have arrested more than 20 suspects since the attack, including 10 people believed to have been directly involved. | Authorities have arrested more than 20 suspects since the attack, including 10 people believed to have been directly involved. |
"There is a large-scale campaign against the extremists," interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told reporters. | "There is a large-scale campaign against the extremists," interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told reporters. |
Tunisia has seen an upsurge in Islamist extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. | Tunisia has seen an upsurge in Islamist extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. |
The leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennadha, says the country will continue to be under threat of attack as long as neighbouring Libya remains unstable. | |
Rached Ghannouchi told the BBC that IS would not be able to establish a foothold in Tunisia itself but young men were being armed in Libya and crossing borders that were hard to control. | |
On Saturday, the brother of Yassine Laabidi, one of the gunmen, said his family were struggling to understand what had happened. | |
He described Laabidi as a sociable person who "enjoyed a drink with mates" but said he had been "brainwashed by swines who send young men to their death in the name of religion". | He described Laabidi as a sociable person who "enjoyed a drink with mates" but said he had been "brainwashed by swines who send young men to their death in the name of religion". |
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