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Tunisia Premier Says 19 Killed in Museum Attack, Including 17 Foreigners

Police officers stand outside parliament in Tunis March 18, 2015. Gunmen attacked Tunisia's national museum near its parliament on Wednesday
Police officers stand outside parliament in Tunis March 18, 2015. Gunmen attacked Tunisia's national museum near its parliament on Wednesday / Reuters
March 18, 2015

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 19 people were killed, including 17 foreign tourists, when militants attacked Tunisia's Bardo museum in the capital Tunis, Prime Minister Habib Essid said on Wednesday.

A Tunisian citizen and a policeman also died in the attack, Essid said.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by Hugh Lawson)