Wednesday, March 18, 2015

17 tourist Shot dead in Tunisian museum terror attack today

  A wounded victim of the attack is evacuated by rescue workers outside the museum

17 western tourist were today shot dead in Tunisia capital,by two gunmen in an act of terrorism, the tourist were targeted as they left their tourist cruise ship buses by the Bardo Museum ,and shot dead at random by the gunman who immediately took over the Museum and held 30 people hostage.
The two gunmen were shot dead by the police in a gun battle which left one policeman, one museum security and a Museum cleaner dead bringing the total of death to 22 people
Those that died includes westerner from Spain, Germany,Italy and Poland,
Tunisian PM habib Essid  and world Leaders condemn the attack more pics


 At least six others were wounded in the attack. Tunisian authorities are now hunting several men believed to have helped carry out the massacre

An injured person is transferred to Charle Nicol hospital in Tunis, on a stretcher flanked by medical staff

 Officials cover bodies at the scene of the shooting at Bardo museum in Tunisia where at least 17 foreigners were killed

   Bullet holes are clearly visible through the windscreen of the Hope Travel bus outside the museum

   Hostages, many of which were children, are rescued from the museum after being transported in a police vehicle

  Tourists and visitors to the Bardo museum are evacuated from the area by security forces

   Police officers and locals take shelter behind a parked car and motorbikes during the tense standoff


   Anti-terrorist squad members surrounded the area with temporary barbed wire fencing





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