17 tourists killed in Tunis museum attack – both gunmen are dead

#BardoNationalMuseum #Tunis #tunisia #gunmen A situation is gradually coming when tourists are not safe from attacks by militants as has been seen in the attack on Bardo National museum in Tunis when 17 tourists were killed. It seems one of the gunmen who had carried out the attack was known to the authorities. The tourists who have been killed in the attack included visitors from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Australia, France, Poland and Spain. A British woman is among those killed.
The museum is a popular tourist destination and, at the time of the attack, it was crowded and more than 40 people, including tourists and Tunisians, were injured. The gunman held the tourists hostage for several hours at the museum. This has been revealed in bbc.com dated 19 March 2015.
Prime Minister Habib Essi has reportedly told RTL Radio that security services had flagged up one of the attackers, Yassine Laabidi. However, they were not aware of "anything specific", or of any links to known militant groups.
One of the two Tunisians involved in the attack was a police officer. Both the gunmen were also killed and a search has been launched for other suspects linked to them because two or three accomplices are believed to still be at large.
It seems on Thursday, three people - two Spanish tourists and one Tunisian museum worker – had been found at the museum. They had hidden there overnight.

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