At Least 20 Tourists Killed In Tunisia Attack

At least 20 people have been killed after militants attacked a museum in the Tunisian parliament building compound.

Of those killed, 17 were foreign tourists.

Initial reports on local media said those killed included British nationals, but the Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid told national television the victims were Polish, Spanish, German, Italian and Tunisian.

The gunmen, wearing military uniforms and armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, opened fire on tourists as they were getting off buses and later held hostages inside the Bardo Museum.

Security forces surrounded the building and later stormed it, killing two militants. One policeman was killed along with a cleaner during the operation.

The interior ministry said Tunisian troops freed all the hostages, but there were reports that security forces were hunting as many as three accomplices believed to still be at large.

Thirty-eight people were also wounded in the attack, according to Health Minister Said Aidi.

The massacre is a blow for the country which is heavily dependent on Western tourism.

The museum is a leading tourist attraction in the country, and houses one of the world's largest Roman mosaic collections.

The local stock market fell in the wake of the attack and a number of tour operators said they had temporarily suspended excursions to Tunis.

Prime Minister Habib Essid said in a national address: "All Tunisians should be united after this attack which was aimed at destroying the Tunisian economy.

"These savage minority groups will not frighten us and the fight against them will continue until they are exterminated."

Both the US and UK have condemned the attack and pledged support for the Tunisian government.

Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "appalled" by the attack.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are urgently looking into the serious events in Tunisia and are working with the Tunisian authorities as well as with contacts in the tourist industry to establish if any British nationals have been affected.

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Gallery: Eight Tourists Killed In Tunisia Militant Attack

Tunisian security forces attempt to secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis' famed Bardo Museum

At least seven foreigners and a Tunisian were killed in an attack on the museum by two men armed with assault rifles, the interior ministry said

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