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| Tunisia launches security clampdown after Sousse attack | |
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| Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced a clampdown on security after an attack on a holiday resort in which 38 people were killed. | Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced a clampdown on security after an attack on a holiday resort in which 38 people were killed. |
| He said army reservists would be deployed to archaeological sites and resorts. | He said army reservists would be deployed to archaeological sites and resorts. |
| About 80 mosques accused of "spreading venom" will close within a week, he said. | About 80 mosques accused of "spreading venom" will close within a week, he said. |
| Authorities say most of the victims in Friday's attack near Sousse were Britons. The gunman was shot dead. | Authorities say most of the victims in Friday's attack near Sousse were Britons. The gunman was shot dead. |
| Follow the latest developments on our live page. | Follow the latest developments on our live page. |
| He was identified as Seifeddine Rezgui, a student not previously known to authorities, officials said. | |
| Eight Britons, one Belgian and one German had so far been identified among the dead, the health ministry said. One citizen of the Irish Republic is also confirmed dead. | |
| There were also thought to be Tunisians and French killed in the attack, which was claimed by Islamic State (IS). At least 36 people are injured. | |
| It was the second major attack on tourists in Tunisia since March, when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreigners, at Bardo museum in Tunis. | It was the second major attack on tourists in Tunisia since March, when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreigners, at Bardo museum in Tunis. |
| Many of the tourists in hotels affected by Friday's attack have left the country or are waiting for specially arranged flights, but correspondents noted a few were back by the hotel pool on Saturday, vowing they would continue their holidays as scheduled. | |
| Speaking at a news conference in Tunis, Mr Essid said some mosques outside government control were spreading "venom" and would be shut down. | |
| Mr Essid also vowed to act against parties and groups "acting outside the constitution". | |
| 'He took a bullet for me' | 'He took a bullet for me' |
| One survivor told how her fiance, a Welsh tourist, was shot three times as he used his body as a shield to protect her. | One survivor told how her fiance, a Welsh tourist, was shot three times as he used his body as a shield to protect her. |
| "He took a bullet for me," said Saera Wilson. "I owe him my life because he threw himself in front of me when the shooting started. | "He took a bullet for me," said Saera Wilson. "I owe him my life because he threw himself in front of me when the shooting started. |
| "It was the bravest thing I've ever known. But I just had to leave him under the sunbed because the shooting just kept on coming. | "It was the bravest thing I've ever known. But I just had to leave him under the sunbed because the shooting just kept on coming. |
| "I ran back, past bodies on the beach to reach our hotel. It was chaos - there was a body in the hotel pool and it was just full of blood. | "I ran back, past bodies on the beach to reach our hotel. It was chaos - there was a body in the hotel pool and it was just full of blood. |
| Welsh tourist was human shield | Welsh tourist was human shield |
| Most of the dead 'were Britons' | Most of the dead 'were Britons' |
| "The country is under threat; the government is under threat," Mr Essid said. | "The country is under threat; the government is under threat," Mr Essid said. |
| "Without the co-operation of everyone and a show of unity, we cannot win this war." | |
| However, many Tunisians are asking why stricter security measures had not already been put in place following March's attack, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Tunis. | |
| Security officials said the attacker, who posed as a swimmer but was carrying a rifle under a parasol, started shooting on the beach before entering the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, continuing to shoot. | |
| A British holidaymaker, Steve Johnson, told the BBC: "We were just lying on the beach as usual and... we heard what we thought at first was fireworks. | A British holidaymaker, Steve Johnson, told the BBC: "We were just lying on the beach as usual and... we heard what we thought at first was fireworks. |
| "But it was soon pretty obvious... that it was firearms that were being discharged and people were screaming and starting to run." | "But it was soon pretty obvious... that it was firearms that were being discharged and people were screaming and starting to run." |
| Another holidaymaker, named only as Danny, said he and his wife had sought refuge in an office when the shooting started. | Another holidaymaker, named only as Danny, said he and his wife had sought refuge in an office when the shooting started. |
| "We hid in there for about forty-five minutes to an hour, I think," he told the BBC. | "We hid in there for about forty-five minutes to an hour, I think," he told the BBC. |
| "We could hear guns and grenades and explosions and all sorts of things... | "We could hear guns and grenades and explosions and all sorts of things... |
| "I hid under a table and kissed my wife goodbye thinking that that was going to be the end." | "I hid under a table and kissed my wife goodbye thinking that that was going to be the end." |
| IS said it was behind Friday's attack on what it called a "den of vice". | IS said it was behind Friday's attack on what it called a "den of vice". |
| It identified the gunman by the nom de guerre of Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani. Social media accounts close to the group showed pictures of him. | It identified the gunman by the nom de guerre of Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani. Social media accounts close to the group showed pictures of him. |
| At the scene: Rana Jawad, BBC News, Port El Kantaoui | At the scene: Rana Jawad, BBC News, Port El Kantaoui |
| Tourists gathered in the lobby of the Imperial Marhaba consoling each other. Most were thankful they had survived and described a day where they faced their worst fears: not seeing their children again back home or losing a loved one before their eyes. | Tourists gathered in the lobby of the Imperial Marhaba consoling each other. Most were thankful they had survived and described a day where they faced their worst fears: not seeing their children again back home or losing a loved one before their eyes. |
| A woman sat in alone in a corner silently crying with her packed luggage sitting beside her. So many here were frustrated at having to stay at the scene of the attack tonight. | A woman sat in alone in a corner silently crying with her packed luggage sitting beside her. So many here were frustrated at having to stay at the scene of the attack tonight. |
| These are sobering times, but the people of Sousse remain defiant: they are socialising with friends and family, and large parts of the city are still lit up on what is arguably its darkest day yet. | These are sobering times, but the people of Sousse remain defiant: they are socialising with friends and family, and large parts of the city are still lit up on what is arguably its darkest day yet. |
| Was IS behind Tunisia attack? | |
| Could attacks be connected? | Could attacks be connected? |
| Local media reported a second suspected attacker had been arrested, but this has not been confirmed. | Local media reported a second suspected attacker had been arrested, but this has not been confirmed. |
| IS had urged followers to step up assaults during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. | IS had urged followers to step up assaults during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. |
| Friday's attack was the deadliest in Tunisia's recent history. The country has seen militant Islamists gain strength since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in in 2011. | Friday's attack was the deadliest in Tunisia's recent history. The country has seen militant Islamists gain strength since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in in 2011. |
| Democratic elections after Ben Ali's removal saw the moderate Islamist Ennahda party take power before the secularist Nidaa Tounes government won a parliamentary poll in October. | Democratic elections after Ben Ali's removal saw the moderate Islamist Ennahda party take power before the secularist Nidaa Tounes government won a parliamentary poll in October. |
| However, neither party has been able effectively to combat Islamist violence - which has been made worse by conflict in neighbouring Libya and by Tunisian fighters returning home after joining Islamist campaigns in Iraq and Syria. | However, neither party has been able effectively to combat Islamist violence - which has been made worse by conflict in neighbouring Libya and by Tunisian fighters returning home after joining Islamist campaigns in Iraq and Syria. |
| Day of attacks | Day of attacks |
| The shooting in Tunisia came on the same day as: | The shooting in Tunisia came on the same day as: |
| France, Kuwait and Tunisia attacks: What we know | France, Kuwait and Tunisia attacks: What we know |
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