In Tunisia tourists taken hostage (video)
Unknown armed men attacked the premises of the Parliament of Tunisia and the adjacent Museum in the heart of the metropolis. A few travelers have already been killed by the militants. The nationality of the victims is not yet known.
In the Bardo Museum, which houses the main collection of Roman mosaics in Tunisia militants took hostages. It is already known at least about 8 killed travelers. It tells the website Tuniscope, at the time of the attack on the premises in him dwelt 200 people.
1 from tourists, which happened to escape from the Museum at the time of his capture, said that the militants fired away indiscriminately. Part of our planet's inhabitants managed to escape through the back door. In her estimation, the hostages were about 30-40 people. Among them are children.
Along with this particular group of unknown attackers, which is probably connected with the militants broke into the state Parliament. Inside, as installed, is ongoing firefight. The work of parliamentary commissions terminated, MPs have been ordered to gather in the foyer. According to some reports, the attackers at the Museum 3. Along with this the TV channel Al Arabia reports that hackers could break into the Parliament after he escaped from the Museum. The result of conflict between security forces and militants was taken to hospital 1 worker safety agencies. Adept of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Tunisia Ali al-Urui approved, 2 militants blocked the building of the Museum of Bardo.
Place unpleasant events cordoned off by police. To the Parliament to urgently sent to the special group on combating terrorism.
The press attache of the Russian Embassy in Tunisia Sergey Filippov said that diplomats do not yet have data about whether there is from among the captured inhabitants of Russia. "A takeover of business, data on Russian inhabitants we don't have," he was quoted by "Interfax".
Filippov also said that it is not known who exactly is behind this attack. "In recent years, local law enforcement periodically neutralized with very large groups of extremists, which penetrate in Tunisia, particularly in Syria. But who is behind this grip, it is not yet known. Virtually no conditions for the terrorists among others have not yet advanced," said the diplomat.
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