update: 27 tourists, many believed to be British, dead in terror attack in Tunisia hotel

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Source: BBC

At least 27 people have been killed, including foreigners, 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.

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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-33208573



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33287978

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updated to reflect climbing death toll.

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1. At least 27 killed in attack on Tunisian tourist hotel in Sousse beach resort

At least 27 killed in attack on Tunisian tourist hotel in Sousse beach resort

At least 27 people have been killed in an attack on a tourist hotel in the Tunisian beach resort of Sousse, an interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Details of the attack, which a local security source at the scene and radio reported was on the Imperial Marhaba hotel, were still emerging.

The body of one gunman lay at the scene with a Kalashnikov assault rifle after he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with police, the source said.

Sousse is one of Tunisia’s most popular beach resorts, drawing visitors from Europe and neighbouring North African countries.

http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/06/26/tourist-hotel-in-tunisias-sousse-attacked-security-source/

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2. Death toll updated to at least 37

Tunisia attack on Sousse beach kills 37

At least 37 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the health ministry.

Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued.

Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians and at least one Irish citizen are among the dead.

In March militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33287978

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3. France, Kuwait and Tunisia attacks: What we know

Three suspected terror attacks been carried out within the space of three hours in France, Kuwait and Tunisia.

The incidents, in which scores of people were killed, took place around the time of Friday prayers - typically the most crowded of the week - during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-33291673