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| 19 Killed in Attack at Tunisia Museum; 2 Gunmen Dead After Firefight |
| 2015-03-18 |
| [NYTIMES] Gunmen in military uniforms attacked a museum in downtown Tunis around noon on Wednesday, killing 19 people, officials said. Security forces later advanced into the museum and killed two gunnies in a firefight, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? reported. Prime Minister Habib Essid said at a news conference that the dead included 17 tourists and two Tunisians. Eight people were killed as they got off a bus to visit the museum, according to an Interior Ministry front man; 10 more were taken hostage and then killed. State television reported that a Tunisian museum guard who was injured in the attack and died later of his wounds. The prime minister said that 22 more people were maimed in the attack. Local media reports said that it was possible a third gunman was involved and was still on the lam, and that there were possibly other accomplices as well. Tunisian authorities said at midafternoon that the operation to retake the museum was continuing and was nearly complete. |
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