Militants disguised as soldiers attack Tunisian Parliament, Bardo museum, take tourists hostage.(RT).
Reports suggest the Tunisian Parliament and a museum next door have come under attack, with lawmakers saying gunfire can be heard at the scene.Local reporters tweet militants entered the Bardo Museum through the parliament taking several tourists hostage.
Militants dressed as soldiers are attacking the Tunisian parliament, local journalists say.
Several tourists have been taken hostage, according to Radio Mosaique FM. They are being held in the Bardo Museum.
Lawmakers confirmed to AFP gunfire was heard. However, it is not clear whether shots were fired inside the parliament or the museum next door.
According to Tunisia's Radio Mosaique, Interior Ministry spokesman Moahmmed Ali al-Arwi said some tourists were injured and had been rushed to hospital. He reportedly said police had surrounded two or three attackers inside the museum.
Radio Mosaique FM, who has a reporter at the scene, also says there were two or three militants taking part in the attack; they were disguised as soldiers.Reuters reports a large police presence outside Bardo as they are evacuating the parliament building after an exchange of gunfire outside the premises.
#BREAKING Polish, Italian, German, Spanish tourists among dead in Tunis attack: PM
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) March 18, 2015Tunisian source announcing 19 deaths already in #Tunis, of which 15 foreign tourists. #AttaqueBardo #AttackBardo pic.twitter.com/ep1HD9OXS3
— Guy Van Vlierden (@GuyVanVlierden) March 18, 2015BREAKING: Tunisian PM Habib Essid confirms the death toll reached 19. There were more than 20 injuries #BardoAttack - @AsmaGhribi
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) March 18, 2015#BREAKING 17 tourists dead in Tunisia museum attack: PM
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) March 18, 2015BREAKING: Reports that the number of dead from the terrorist attack in #Tunis has risen to 15, including 13 tourists. - @News_Executive
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) March 18, 2015End of the hostage taking, two attackers were killed, was able to confirm France 24. #BardoAttack @eavesdropann http://t.co/e2REQ0Vt7S …
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015Le correspondant de Mosaique FM "Opération terminée, les 2 assaillants tués" #AttaqueBardo
— Sarah Ben Hamadi (@Sarah_bh) March 18, 2015Breaking! according to Mosaïque FM, hostage operation is over, two armed men killed. @MaxAbrahms http://t.co/e2REQ0Vt7S … …
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015#Tunisia #hostages #Bardo attack. Yesterday security forces dismantled a #terroristgroup in north suburbs of #Tunis pic.twitter.com/GyClrsBo2Z
— Italian Consulate HK (@ItaConsulateHK) March 18, 2015Yesterday security forces dismantled a #terrorist group in north suburbs of #Tunis. Exchange? http://t.co/AnDMTHOLAx
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015Touristes évacués #Tunisie pic.twitter.com/U9gLoxsd8l
— Camille Lafrance (@CamilleLafrance) March 18, 2015VIDEO: The scene at the #Bardo compound in #Tunisia as hostages escape terror attack - @borzou pic.twitter.com/Wqv4JzivmB
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) March 18, 2015Mohamed Ali Aroui - SPOX : 8 killed and 6 wounded. Picture from INFRONT of Bardo museum now. #AttaqueBardo #Tunisia pic.twitter.com/Lsz2ylQStk
— ayya harraz (@ayyaharraz) March 18, 2015According to @FT reporter @bourzou 2 Britons, 1 French, 1 Italian, 1 Spaniard, 1 Tunisian and 2 unknown killed in #Tunisia #Bardo Museum
— Marco Cesario (@marco_cesario) March 18, 2015blitz ancora in corso per liberale gli ostaggi nel museo #Bardo pic.twitter.com/DriA7WgoOB
— oltreradio.it (@oltreradio) March 18, 2015⚫️️TUNISIE Évacuation otages #MuseeBardo en direct (Selim)
pic.twitter.com/hNTjATJ9in #BardoAttack #BardoMuseum #Tunisie #Bardo #Tunis
— Tixel (@MrTixel) March 18, 2015#Bardo: Up to 20 people in serious condition, taken to hospital in #Tunis http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4 (pic @farouk3afi) pic.twitter.com/gKu6oB5s6Q
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015#Tunesian MPs say they were in committee this morning to discuss the strategy against #terrorism @MaxAbrahms http://t.co/AnDMTHOLAx #Target
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015UPD - via FR24 3 or 4 hostage takers, dressed in #Tunisian army fatigues, primary target was Tunisian parliament! http://t.co/AnDMTHOLAx
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015
Again pix are of the rescued “@KBelkodja: Les forces de sécurité à l'intérieur du musée #Bardo via @TUNISCOPEcom pic.twitter.com/MvUHbpQJqe”
— Sana.A (@sanabdj) March 18, 2015
Des députés expliquent qu'ils étaient ce matin en commission pour discuter de la stratégie de lutte contre le terrorisme
— elodie auffray (@elodieauffray) March 18, 2015
@CaliphateCop @moscow_ghost @EjmAlrai Again an khawarij attack on heritage and history? #Bardo #AttaqueBardo http://t.co/AnDMTHOLAx
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 18, 2015
MT @iyad_elbaghdadi: 8 killed in #Bardo museum attack were of French, Spanish, English, Italian, and Tunisian nationalities. #AttaqueBardo
— Anthony Venditti (@avendittinyc) March 18, 2015
#Breaking: At least 4 children locked inside among French & Tunisian Hostages in #Bardo Museum. #Tunis in #Tunisie. pic.twitter.com/W7O6QiRSQR
— Kristina Dei (@2kdei) March 18, 2015
Reports from #Tunisia that gunmen have taken tourists hostage in a museum in the capital Tunis. #Bardo pic.twitter.com/VI6akFGR8u
— Patrick Jackson (@patrickgjackson) March 18, 2015
According to this: http://t.co/r3fWLVmNTD - the Tunisian victim is a woman who works as a janitor in the museum. No confirmation. #Tunisia
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) March 18, 2015
BREAKING: 7 tourists, 1 Tunisian killed in hostage situation at #Bardo Museum - #Tunisia Int Min http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
PHOTOS: Tweets geo-loc'd to Tunis shows tourists in #Bardo museum http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4 pic.twitter.com/f1qWl8oyKD (pic by @farouk3afi)
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
صورة من متحف باردو . #Tunisie pic.twitter.com/kEqeKv7bdh
— Farouk Afi (@farouk3afi) March 18, 2015
MORE: 200+ tourists in #Bardo museum as time of attack, reported 160 escaped through back door, 20-30 inside- reports pic.twitter.com/60hcqfqXy6
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
URGENT: Deaths among tourists at Bardo museum attack in Tunisia: national TV http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4 #PriseOtagesBardo pic.twitter.com/vwjtUaXu4Z
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
MORE: 200+ tourists in #Bardo museum as time of attack, reported 160 escaped through back door, 20-30 inside- reports pic.twitter.com/60hcqfqXy6
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
Tunisia interior minister spokesperson confirms hostage situation - via @wellesbien #Tunisia
— Yasmine Ryan (@yasmineryan) March 18, 2015
UPDATE: #Tunisia interior minister spokesperson confirms hostage situation in #Bardo museum, says at least two attackers
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
Al-Aroui confirmed at least two armed men in #Bardo National Museum, not the #Tunisia-n National Assembly, which was evacuated for precautio
— Well es bien (@wellesbien) March 18, 2015
Selon MFM, 3 terroristes retiennent des touristes en otage au musée du Bardo. #Tunisie #Terrorisme
— Aziz Jmour (@JmourAziz) March 18, 2015
URGENT: Deaths among tourists at Bardo museum attack in Tunisia: national TV http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4 #PriseOtagesBardo pic.twitter.com/vwjtUaXu4Z
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
Some initial reports suggest there may be some casualties amongst the tourists present at the site #Tunisia
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) March 18, 2015
BREAKING: Heavy gunfire reported near #Tunisia parliament, Bardo museum, hostage situation http://t.co/S2uNPdh3Q4 pic.twitter.com/b8e2i5G9Hm
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2015
Via @RadioMosaiqueFM: Militants disguised as soldiers went through the Parliament to the Bardo museum & held tourists as hostages
#Tunisia
— Farah Samti (@Farah_SamT) March 18, 2015
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