Nineteen dead, final results of the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis

The attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis has left at least 19 dead, including 17 foreign tourists. This assessment, much heavier than the previous one, which reported eight deaths, was announced by the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid, himself.

In addition to the 17 tourists, a Tunisian and a policeman also died in the attack, said the head of government, and four French were injured.

Tunisian security forces had earlier released all the hostages who were inside the museum.

Two of the five attackers were killed in the police raid, the other three would then fled.

This is the first time in over a decade that Tunisia was the scene of such an attack.

Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid:

"I call on all parties and the civil parties to unite around us to fight against this scourge, terrorism, aimed at the country's stability. We are, and it is our duty to time a government prepared to defend our country. "

The taking of hostages lasted two hours, it started with an armed attack against tourists got off a bus and came to visit the Bardo Museum, located just off the Tunisian parliament. The assailants, dressed in military uniforms, subsequently took refuge inside the museum and took twenty hostages tourists.

Tunisian security forces deployed en masse, surrounded the building, which houses the Tunisian parliament, also evacuated.

According to the police spokesman, hundreds of tourists were in the museum when the attack occurred.

There were several children among them.

After the taking of hostages, and after evacuation of the last people who were still inside, a crowd spontaneously gathered to cheer the police.