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While Tunisia’s P.M. has named the two suspected gunmen killed in the Bardo Museum attack, any possible terror group link remains unknown. Video provided by Newsy Newsy
The Islamic State released an online recording Thursday claiming responsibility for the shooting rampage on a museum in Tunisia that left 23 people dead.
The recording praised the "knights of the Islamic State" for their attack Wednesday on the Tunis National Bardo Museum, which the group called a "den of infidels."
Two gunman were killed by security officials who launched an assault to free hostages. Nine people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi's office said. Essebsi, speaking on national TV, said his nation was at "war with terror."
"These monstrous minorities do not frighten us," he said. "We will resist them until the deepest end without mercy. Democracy will win and it will survive."
Four of the suspects were directly connected with the attack, Essebsi said in a statement. Five suspects are accused of having ties to the terrorist cell involved in the tragedy.
"They are targeting knowledge. They are targeting science,'" Culture Minister Latifa Lakhdar said at a new conference amid the Roman-era mosaics and blood stains. "They are targeting reason. They are targeting history. They are targeting memory, because all these things mean nothing in their eyes. There is only their reactionary, very backward and sclerotic ideology."
Two gunmen, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui, were killed when authorities swept in and freed the hostages.
Gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a museum in Tunisia's capital, killing at least eight people, including seven foreign tourists and wounding six. A later raid by security forces left two gunmen and one officer dead but ended the standoff. (March 18) AP
Prime Minister Habib Essid said Laabidi had been flagged by intelligence authorities, although not for "anything special."
Health Minister Said Aidi said the death toll rose to 23 people, including 18 foreign tourists and the two gunmen, and almost 50 people were wounded. Five Tunisians were killed, including the attackers.
Foreign tourists from countries including Japan, Italy, Britain, Australia, Poland and France were killed, along with Tunisian nationals. The wounded include tourists from Italy, France, Japan, South Africa, Poland and Russia, authorities said.
Two Spanish tourists and a Tunisian museum worker spent the night hiding in the building before being found by security forces, according to media reports. The employee hid the man and woman in an office during the four-hour siege, the AFP news agency reported.
The National Bardo Museum draws art lovers and tourists from around the world. Two cruise ships whose passengers were among the victims sailed out of the port of Tunis early on Thursday. MSC Cruises said nine passengers from the Splendida were killed, 12 injured and six unaccounted for, according to the Associated Press.
The Costa Fascinosa said 13 passengers had not returned on board when the ship left the port, AP reported.
Speaking to Japanese public broadcaster NHK over the phone from a hospital in Tunisia, Japanese tourist Noriko Yuki, 35, said she was on the second floor of the museum when a gunman dressed in black opened fire from a doorway. She also heard an explosion, she said.
The broadcaster reported that Yuki, who sustained wounds to her back and hands, said her 68-year-old mother was also injured and underwent surgery at a Tunisian hospital.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who is visiting Tokyo to promote the education of girls in developing countries, said she and President Obama wanted to "express our condolences over the horrific event yesterday in Tunisia."
Tunisia, the northernmost African nation, has struggled with militants since a revolution ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. Since then, there have been assassinations of liberal, secular politicians and attacks on tourist haunts.
Contributing: A. Khelifa and Katharina Wecker, Special for USA TODAY
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While Tunisia’s P.M. has named the two suspected gunmen killed in the Bardo Museum attack, any possible terror group link remains unknown. Video provided by Newsy Newsy
The Islamic State released an online recording Thursday claiming responsibility for the shooting rampage on a museum in Tunisia that left 23 people dead.
The recording praised the "knights of the Islamic State" for their attack Wednesday on the Tunis National Bardo Museum, which the group called a "den of infidels."
Two gunman were killed by security officials who launched an assault to free hostages. Nine people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi's office said. Essebsi, speaking on national TV, said his nation was at "war with terror."
"These monstrous minorities do not frighten us," he said. "We will resist them until the deepest end without mercy. Democracy will win and it will survive."
Four of the suspects were directly connected with the attack, Essebsi said in a statement. Five suspects are accused of having ties to the terrorist cell involved in the tragedy.
"They are targeting knowledge. They are targeting science,'" Culture Minister Latifa Lakhdar said at a new conference amid the Roman-era mosaics and blood stains. "They are targeting reason. They are targeting history. They are targeting memory, because all these things mean nothing in their eyes. There is only their reactionary, very backward and sclerotic ideology."
Two gunmen, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui, were killed when authorities swept in and freed the hostages.
Gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a museum in Tunisia's capital, killing at least eight people, including seven foreign tourists and wounding six. A later raid by security forces left two gunmen and one officer dead but ended the standoff. (March 18) AP
Prime Minister Habib Essid said Laabidi had been flagged by intelligence authorities, although not for "anything special."
Health Minister Said Aidi said the death toll rose to 23 people, including 18 foreign tourists and the two gunmen, and almost 50 people were wounded. Five Tunisians were killed, including the attackers.
Foreign tourists from countries including Japan, Italy, Britain, Australia, Poland and France were killed, along with Tunisian nationals. The wounded include tourists from Italy, France, Japan, South Africa, Poland and Russia, authorities said.
Two Spanish tourists and a Tunisian museum worker spent the night hiding in the building before being found by security forces, according to media reports. The employee hid the man and woman in an office during the four-hour siege, the AFP news agency reported.
The National Bardo Museum draws art lovers and tourists from around the world. Two cruise ships whose passengers were among the victims sailed out of the port of Tunis early on Thursday. MSC Cruises said nine passengers from the Splendida were killed, 12 injured and six unaccounted for, according to the Associated Press.
The Costa Fascinosa said 13 passengers had not returned on board when the ship left the port, AP reported.
Speaking to Japanese public broadcaster NHK over the phone from a hospital in Tunisia, Japanese tourist Noriko Yuki, 35, said she was on the second floor of the museum when a gunman dressed in black opened fire from a doorway. She also heard an explosion, she said.
The broadcaster reported that Yuki, who sustained wounds to her back and hands, said her 68-year-old mother was also injured and underwent surgery at a Tunisian hospital.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who is visiting Tokyo to promote the education of girls in developing countries, said she and President Obama wanted to "express our condolences over the horrific event yesterday in Tunisia."
Tunisia, the northernmost African nation, has struggled with militants since a revolution ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. Since then, there have been assassinations of liberal, secular politicians and attacks on tourist haunts.
Contributing: A. Khelifa and Katharina Wecker, Special for USA TODAY
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