Tunisia Shooting Leaves 22 Dead, 17 Injured, Bulgaria's Ambassador Says

A general view of the scene of an attack by gunmen targeting tourists at the National Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia, 18 March 2015. EPA/BGNES

Twenty-two people were killed and about 17 wounded in the shooting at the Bardo national museum in Tunisia’s capital on Wednesday, the Bulgarian ambassador to the North African country has said.

There are no indications of Bulgarian nationals having been killed or wounded in the attack, Ambassador Mihail Nikolovski told Nova TV station.

Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid told national television the victims were Polish, Spanish, German, Italian and Tunisian, including 17 tourists.

Nikolovski said two gunmen and two security officers were also killed. A third suspected attacker has reportedly fled.

Among those wounded there are nationals of Italy, Poland, Spain and Japan, according to Nikolovski.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. 

Tunisia has struggled with Islamist extremism, including militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, after its authoritarian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in January 2011.

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