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| Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 27' | Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 27' |
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| At least 27 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. | At least 27 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. | Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued. |
| Sousse is a popular tourist destination. | Sousse is a popular tourist destination. |
| Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. | Tunisia has been on high alert since March when 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. | |
| 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: | The attack comes on the same day as: |
| A British man on holiday told the BBC that he heard the attack on a neighbouring hotel. | A British man on holiday told the BBC that he heard the attack on a neighbouring hotel. |
| From his room, he saw a man with a pistol but did not know whether this was an attacker or a member of the security forces. | From his room, he saw a man with a pistol but did not know whether this was an attacker or a member of the security forces. |
| The attack happened at a beach near the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, officials said. | The attack happened at a beach near the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, officials said. |
| Briton Glenn Leathley told the BBC his daughter had been at the scene and rang him to say "there's gunfire on the beach". | |
| One image circulating on social media appeared to show a man lying face down in the sand with what looks like blood around his head. | One image circulating on social media appeared to show a man lying face down in the sand with what looks like blood around his head. |
| The Islamic State militant group had called on its followers to increase attacks during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, but no-one has yet said they were behind this attack. | The Islamic State militant group had called on its followers to increase attacks during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, but no-one has yet said they were behind this attack. |
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