Hollande comments on Tunisia attack

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(18 Mar 2015) The French president on Wednesday condemned a "terrorist attack" earlier in the day on a major museum in Tunis, in which 21 people were killed and six wounded.
"I immediately called the Tunisian President to express our solidarity and support at this difficult moment. Every time a terrorist attack like this is carried out, no matter where it has taken place, we are all in this together," Francois Hollande said.
Tunisia's prime minister Habib Essid told national television that 21 people were dead after the attack on the National Bardo Museum, including 17 foreign tourists.
He said that two of the attackers were killed in a gunfight with police on Wednesday, and that security forces were hunting for two or three others believed to have been involved.
The attack was the worst in years on a tourist site in Tunisia, which is struggling to solidify its young democracy and prevent violence by Islamic extremists.
Seventeen foreigners, including tourists from Poland, Italy, Germany and Spain were killed, as were a Tunisian security officer and a cleaning woman, the interior ministry spokesman said.
Tunisia's parliament building, next to the museum, was evacuated.
Wednesday's attack was a strong blow to Tunisia's efforts to revive its crucial tourism industry.


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