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| Third Tunis Bardo Museum attacker 'on the run' | Third Tunis Bardo Museum attacker 'on the run' |
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| A third attacker is still "on the run" after the deadly Bardo Museum attack in which 23 people died, Tunisia's president said in a live TV interview. | |
| "There were certainly three attackers... there is one who is on the run, he won't get far," President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday. | "There were certainly three attackers... there is one who is on the run, he won't get far," President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday. |
| Suspects have been arrested over the attack but just two gunmen were thought to have assaulted the museum. | Suspects have been arrested over the attack but just two gunmen were thought to have assaulted the museum. |
| The news comes after a video was released of the pair roaming the Bardo. | The news comes after a video was released of the pair roaming the Bardo. |
| Mr Essebsi said it was clear there had been three attackers, because they had "been identified and filmed on surveillance cameras". | Mr Essebsi said it was clear there had been three attackers, because they had "been identified and filmed on surveillance cameras". |
| "We've asked the people to help [find the third attacker] because the people are interested in this." | "We've asked the people to help [find the third attacker] because the people are interested in this." |
| He added in an interview with French media that a monument would be erected in memory of the victims. | He added in an interview with French media that a monument would be erected in memory of the victims. |
| Lyse Doucet: Tunisia's test of transition | |
| Upsurge in extremism | Upsurge in extremism |
| The gunmen are said to have been trained in Libya in an area controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. | The gunmen are said to have been trained in Libya in an area controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. |
| IS has said it was behind the attack on the museum, which is situated next to the country's parliament. | |
| The two gunmen seen in the video were named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui. They were both killed in a gunfight with security forces inside the building. | The two gunmen seen in the video were named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui. They were both killed in a gunfight with security forces inside the building. |
| In an earlier interview with Paris Match, Mr Essebsi said that "shortcomings" in Tunisia's security system meant "the police and intelligence services had not been thorough enough in protecting the museum". | In an earlier interview with Paris Match, Mr Essebsi said that "shortcomings" in Tunisia's security system meant "the police and intelligence services had not been thorough enough in protecting the museum". |
| However, he added that the security services "reacted very efficiently" to the attack and had helped save dozens of lives. | However, he added that the security services "reacted very efficiently" to the attack and had helped save dozens of lives. |
| Twenty foreigners were among those killed in the attack, including British, Japanese, French, Italian and Colombian tourists. | Twenty foreigners were among those killed in the attack, including British, Japanese, French, Italian and Colombian tourists. |
| Following the attack, large numbers of Tunisians gathered outside the museum to protest against terrorism. | Following the attack, large numbers of Tunisians gathered outside the museum to protest against terrorism. |
| Tunisia has seen an upsurge in Islamist extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. | Tunisia has seen an upsurge in Islamist extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. |
| The leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennadha, says the country will continue to be under threat of attack as long as neighbouring Libya remains unstable. | The leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennadha, says the country will continue to be under threat of attack as long as neighbouring Libya remains unstable. |
| Rached Ghannouchi told the BBC that IS would not be able to establish a foothold in Tunisia itself but young men were being armed in Libya and crossing borders that were hard to control. | Rached Ghannouchi told the BBC that IS would not be able to establish a foothold in Tunisia itself but young men were being armed in Libya and crossing borders that were hard to control. |
| On Saturday, the brother of Yassine Laabidi, one of the gunmen, said Laabidi had been "brainwashed by swines who send young men to their death in the name of religion". | On Saturday, the brother of Yassine Laabidi, one of the gunmen, said Laabidi had been "brainwashed by swines who send young men to their death in the name of religion". |