Tunisian TV ran footage from one hotel close to the attackAt 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.
The interior ministry told the BBC “a terrorist attack” was ongoing.
A British man on holiday told the BBC that he heard the attack on a neighbouring hotel. From his room, he saw a man with a pistol but did not know whether this was an attacker or a member of the security forces.
The holidaymaker said he and other guests had been told to take shelter in the hotel’s staff quarters and have been told to wait for the all-clear.
One image circulating on social media appeared to show a man lying face down in the sand with what looks like blood around his head.
Tunisia is the only success of the Arab Spring unless Sisi counts as husn-e-jamhooriyat in Egypt.
Doesn't Tunisia share a border with Libya? That country is a terrorist mess. America had militias and states, but somehow they did come together yet Libyans can't.
Thousands of UK holidaymakers and staff are being evacuated from Tunisia after the Government urged them to leave immediately amid fears of another terror attack. The Foreign Office has warned against all but essential travel there following intelligence that a terrorist attack is “highly likely” after last month’s beach shootings, which killed 38 tourists, including 30 Britons.
Extra flights are being put on to bring tourists home and two holiday companies, Thomson and First Choice, are returning their staff to the UK. An estimated 3,000 Britons are currently on holiday in Tunisia and about 300 others are travelling independently. Holidaymakers should contact their tour operators while independent travellers should make their own arrangements to leave as commercial airlines are operating, said the Foreign Office.
Yeah, a lot of the hotel staff were also praised for their bravery by English holidaymakers, some of whom had decided to stay on after the attack despite being offered flights home..
