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Several killed as gunmen attack Tunisia tourist hotel

Arab World Materials 26 June 2015 17:10 (UTC +04:00)
At least seven people have been killed after a tourist hotel near the Tunisian town of Sousse was attacked by gunmen
Several killed as gunmen attack Tunisia tourist hotel

At least seven people have been killed after a tourist hotel near the Tunisian town of Sousse was attacked by gunmen, officials said, Al Jazeera reported.

Ongoing exchanges of gunfire were being reported between the attackers and security forces, sources told Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri, reporting from Tunis, said that local reports indicated that gunmen may have specifically targeted tourists at the resort - but that the reports have not yet been confirmed.

There were no other details immediately available.

Tunisia has been on high alert since March when gunmen attacked the Bardo museum in Tunis, killing a group of foreign tourists in one of the worst attacks in a decade in the North African country.

Our correspondent said that the new attack would be another blow to the country's economy, which relies heavily on tourism.

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