37 dead in Tunisia tourist resort attack

27 killed in Kuwait, France

At least 37 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the health ministry, reports BBC.
Video footage showed the body of a suspected gunman lying in a street.
Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians and at least one Irish citizen are among the dead. In March militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis.
At least five Britons are confirmed dead, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, adding "we must expect more reports of fatalities".
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has gone to Sousse's Sahloul hospital to visit the injured and promised "painful but necessary measures" in the wake of the attack.
Security officials said one attacker, who had posed as a swimmer but was carrying a rifle under a parasol, started shooting on the beach before entering the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, continuing to shoot as he walked past the pool. He was then shot dead in an exchange of fire with police, officials said. They said he was a student not previously known to authorities.
Local media reported that a second suspected attacker had been arrested, but this has not been confirmed.
The Islamic State militant group had called on its followers to increase attacks during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, but no-one has yet said they were behind this attack.
Meanwhile, in Kuwait, a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers, killing at least 25; militants from the Islamic State claimed credit for the attack.
In France, two men carrying the black flag of the Islamic State took part in a attack on an American-owned gas canister factory in the south-east of the country. In a particularly grisly note, a decapitated head covered with Arabic script was attached to the Air Products factory fence. The man’s body was found several meters away.
“This attack was in a vehicle driven by one person, perhaps accompanied by another,” French President François Hollande said from Brussels, where he was attending a European Council summit. “The individual suspected of committing this attack has been arrested and identified.”
Hollande said he was returning to Paris, where he planned to hold an emergency defense council meeting Friday afternoon. Hollande interrupted a meeting early Friday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras when the news of the terror attack broke. He then watched it unfold with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a French press official.
“In these moments, you have to express solidarity towards the victim. Leaders at the council also expressed their solidarity this morning. Everybody remembers what happened in our country,” Hollande added. “Emotion is not the only response,” but also “action, deterrence, and prevention.”

37 dead in Tunisia tourist resort attack

27 killed in Kuwait, France

At least 37 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the health ministry, reports BBC. Video footage showed the body of a suspected gunman lying in a street. Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians and at least one Irish citizen are among the dead. In March militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. At least five Britons are confirmed dead, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, adding we must expect more reports of fatalities. Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has gone to Sousses Sahloul hospital to visit the injured and promised painful but necessary measures in the wake of the attack. Security officials said one attacker, who had posed as a swimmer but was carrying a rifle under a parasol, started shooting on the beach before entering the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, continuing to shoot as he walked past the pool. He was then shot dead in an exchange of fire with police, officials said. They said he was a student not previously known to authorities. Local media reported that a second suspected attacker had been arrested, but this has not been confirmed. The Islamic State militant group had called on its followers to increase attacks during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, but no-one has yet said they were behind this attack. Meanwhile, in Kuwait, a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers, killing at least 25; militants from the Islamic State claimed credit for the attack. In France, two men carrying the black flag of the Islamic State took part in a attack on an American-owned gas canister factory in the south-east of the country. In a particularly grisly note, a decapitated head covered with Arabic script was attached to the Air Products factory fence. The mans body was found several meters away. This attack was in a vehicle driven by one person, perhaps accompanied by another, French President Franois Hollande said from Brussels, where he was attending a European Council summit. The individual suspected of committing this attack has been arrested and identified. Hollande said he was returning to Paris, where he planned to hold an emergency defense council meeting Friday afternoon. Hollande interrupted a meeting early Friday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras when the news of the terror attack broke. He then watched it unfold with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a French press official. In these moments, you have to express solidarity towards the victim. Leaders at the council also expressed their solidarity this morning. Everybody remembers what happened in our country, Hollande added. Emotion is not the only response, but also action, deterrence, and prevention.