At least 27 people have been killed in an attack on hotels on the Tunisian coast, most of them tourists, according to the Interior Ministry.
Two gunmen opened fire at a beach in the resort of Sousse. One of the gunmen was killed and police are pursuing the other, said ministry spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui.
Sousse, about 90 miles from Tunis, is a popular resort for Tunisians and Europeans.
A British tourist close to the scene described his experiences.
Gary Pine said he was on the beach and heard what “we thought was firecrackers going off” 100 yards away, followed by an explosion from the next hotel complex along.
“There was a mass exodus off the beach,” he said, adding that his son had seen someone get shot on the beach.
He said guests at his hotel were first told to lock themselves in their rooms, and later to gather in the lobby.
Tunisia has been battered by attacks by militants, most recently in March when two Tunisians returning from Libya killed 22 people at the national museum.
