Thursday, March 19, 2015

TUNISIA VOWS TO WIN 'WAR ON TERROR'

Tunisia's President says his country is in a 'war on terror' and will fight 'without mercy', following an attack in Tunis that killed 19 people.

Seventeen tourists were killed along with two Tunisians in a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the country's capital.

More than 40 people were injured.

The UN Security Council has issued a statement saying terrorists will not be able to reverse Tunisia's path towards democracy.

North Africa fellow at think-tank Chatham House Jane Kinninmont says the incident shouldn't, on its own, put people off traveling to the country.

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North Africa fellow at think-tank Chatham House Jane Kinninmont says the government needs to identify any support network behind the attackers.

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