Summary

  • At least 19 people including 17 tourists are killed after gunmen target the Bardo museum in central Tunis

  • Polish, Italian, Spanish, German and Tunisian citizens are among those killed

  • Prime Minister Habib Essid says there were up to five attackers and that 22 tourists and two Tunisians were injured

  • Parliament has now been evacuated and the bulk of the operation is now reported to be over

  • However the security forces are continuing to combing Tunis for more attackers, Mr Essid says

Live Reporting

Farouk Chothia and Roland Hughes

  1. Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said there were about 100 tourists inside the museum, most of whom have been evacuated.

  2. Members of Tunisia's security services are surrounding the parliament building and the Bardo Museum in Tunis.

    Members of the Tunisian security services take up a position near the country"s parliament after gunmen reportedly took hostages, outside the National Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia, 18 March 2015.EPA
    Tunisian security forces secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis" famed Bardo Museum on March 18, 2015Getty Images
    Members of the Tunisian armed forces take up a position after gunmen reportedly took hostages near the country"s parliament, outside the National Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia, 18 March 2015EPA

  3. This is the first image of security forces outside the Bardo Museum in Tunis.

    Tunisian security forces secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis" famed Bardo Museum on March 18, 2015.Getty Images