In Brief
- A gunman opened fire at a range of Sousse hotel, south of Tunis .
- The death toll reported 37 dead, including tourists (at least 5 British and Irish).
- The assailant was shot. It was a Tunisian student, unknown to the police. He was from the region of Kairouan, one of the holy cities of Islam located in the central region.
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9:15 p.m.. A plane of the tour operator Jetair turned around
The Belgian tour operator Jetair (TUI) said it had asked a party flight to Brussels from Tunisia to turn over the Mediterranean after the attack that hit Sousse station. The decision to return this party flight from Brussels-Zaventem with 170 people on board was taken by Jetair crisis center activated after the announcement of the attack. The plane landed on its departure airport in the afternoon. A spokesman for the tour operator, Florence Bruyère added that Jetair, which currently has 2,300 Belgian customers in Tunisia, would give them the opportunity to return, and had decided to do this for a total of nine aircraft from empty by Saturday. Vacationers experiencing cancellations could obtain a refund or choose another destination offered by Jetair, says Bruyère.
8:16 p.m.. Probably a “high” number of British victims
At least five Britons were among the 37 people killed, announced the British Foreign Minister. Philip Hammond stressed that the toll could rise and that he expected a number of “high” of British victims because of the popularity of the seaside resort with tourists from the UK.
7:04 p.m.: the last review reported 37 dead and 36 wounded.
Thirty-seven people died and 36 others were injured in the attack by a gunman against the customers of the Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel near Tunisian city of Sousse, a said the Ministry of Health.
“We have 37 killed and 36 wounded. Some wounded are in critical condition,” said the communications officer of the ministry, Chokri Nafti, who was not in able to specify the nationality of the dead. A previous review reported 28 dead
7:03 p.m.. Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks on Friday
The UN Secretary General described as “terrorists” and “appalling” the attacks on the same day in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, demanding that those responsible be tried. Ban condemned “in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France today,” according to a statement released by his spokesman.
“Those responsible for these appalling acts of violence must be brought promptly to justice,” he added. Ban pledged that the “heinous attack” will not weaken the resolve of the international community to combat violence but reinforce its commitment to defeat “those involved in the killings, destruction and annihilation of culture and human development “
7:01 p.m.. White House expresses its solidarity
The White House condemned the attacks” heinous “occurred Friday in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, and expressed the solidarity of the United States and their determination to “fight the scourge of terrorism.”
“We stand alongside these nations as they face attacks on their soil today, and we have been in touch (…) with the three countries to provide all necessary assistance, “said the White House in a statement.
6:29 p.m.: an Irish among the dead
Irish is among the 37 people, including foreign tourists killed when a gunman opened fire at a hotel in a resort Sousse in Tunisia, said the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The head of Irish diplomacy, Charlie Flanagan, said he was not able to exclude the possibility of other victims Irish in the worst attack in the recent history of Tunisia
5:54 p.m.. a person succumbs to injuries: the balance sheet of the attack rises to 28 dead
The death toll rose to 28 dead, one person died from his injuries, told AFP Naoufel Somrani, director of emergency services of the Ministry of Health could not confirm their nationality without immediate. 36 people, including British, Belgian, German and Norwegian citizens were also injured, he added. Tourists are among the dead but the Interior Ministry was not able to say how
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5:39 p.m.: the level of terrorism alert raised in Spain
terrorism alert level was raised in Spain, four in five, said the Interior Minister after the attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait. “From temporarily (…) the activation level four out of five high, has been decided,” said Jorge Fernandez Diaz Minister, referring to the “proximity” of the places of the attacks and birthday the proclamation of the caliphate by the Islamic State Group (EI)
5:38 p.m.. Tunisian President recognizes that his country can not cope “only” jihadists
Tunisia can face alone the jihadist threat and a strategy “global” must be implemented, told AFP the Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi at the scene of the deadly attack against a hotel near Sousse.
“We realized that Tunisia is now facing an international movement. It can not respond alone to this. As proof, the same day at the same time the France has been the target of such an operation, Kuwait too, such an operation. This proves that a comprehensive strategy and that all democratic countries must now join forces, “he said .
5:21 p.m.: Nicolas Sarkozy’s message of support
The Republican party chairman expressed his “deeply shocked” after the bombing of Sousse , Tunisia and brought his “support” to the Tunisian people.
The two interventions are signed NS on Twitter, the initials of Nicolas Sarkozy when he writes his own tweets.
4:43 p.m.: Holland can not confirm the presence of French
Francois Hollande said they could not “confirm the presence of French” among the victims of the attack Friday in Sousse Tunisia.
“We are doing everything to have this information and relieve the anguish of families,” said the Head of State, speaking at the conclusion of a restricted advice Elysium
4:12 p.m.. the author of the attack is unknown Tunisian student of the police
The author of the bloody attack in a hotel near Sousse is an unknown Tunisian student of police, said Friday Secretary of State for Security Affairs, Rafik Chelly.
“It is Tunisian, originally from Kairouan region (the one of the holy cities of Islam, located in the center of Tunisia, ed.) He is a student, “the official said on the radio Mosaique FM.” This person was not known (for us), “he added.
” He entered through the beach, dressed like someone who was going to swim, and he had an umbrella in it with his gun. Then come to the beach, he used his weapon, “said Rafik Chelly
4:01 p.m.. François Hollande met with the President of the Tunisian Republic
Francois Hollande and the Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi expressed “solidarity against terrorism.” In a telephone interview, “the two presidents expressed their solidarity against terrorism and their intention to continue and intensify their cooperation in the fight against this scourge, “the statement said.
On Friday, a bomb attack in a gas plant killed one Isère, Rhône a business leader who was beheaded, and at least two wounded in France, while in Tunisia at least 27 people, including foreign tourists, were killed in a shootout in Sousse hotel.
Francois Hollande expressed his counterpart “of the support of France in the trial experienced by Tunisia.”
The interview took place shortly before the start of a small council summoned to the Elysée to “make point of the last elements known on the attack “committed to Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, in Isère, and discuss the situation in Tunisia
3:59 p.m..” we left the beach at full speed it was panic “
” We left the beach at full speed, there was panic, “he told a British tourist who was in an adjoining one Sousse hotel where 27 people, including foreign tourists, were killed. “My 22 year old son had just returned to the water and watched from the beach when he heard like firecrackers hundred meters to our left. Soon people began to flee from the beach, it was panic, “said Gary Pine, from Bristol, by telephone to the Sky News channel.
” You yelled at our son out of the water quickly. In going back to the hotel, said he had seen someone being shot on the beach. When we joined the hotel, we heard like an explosion in the next complex, “added the tourist, housed at El Mouradi Palm Marina Hotel
15.30. the reaction of Jean-Paul Huchon, President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France
3:12 p.m. : the reaction Florian Philippot, vice president of FN
2:50 p.m.: an open crisis unit at the Foreign Ministry
crisis unit was activated at the Foreign Ministry to inform French families located in Sousse.
2:47 p.m.: 27 dead according to a new report
stock rose to “27 people and among them are tourists,” said the Ministry spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui, unable to provide precision for the moment on their nationality.
“This is a terrorist attack against the hotel (…) Marhaba in Sousse. The assailant was shot, “he had earlier told national television.
Mohamed Ali Aroui however did not rule out the existence of one or more attackers.
A previous review reported 19 dead.
State television had earlier reported that gunfire broke out on a beach front hotel in the tourist area of Sousse, about 140 km south of Tunis .
Last year, a suicide bomber blew himself up on a beach in Sousse, causing no casualties.
This new attack came just over three months after the bloody attack against the Bardo Museum in Tunis claimed by jihadist Islamic State Group (EI). 21 tourists and a Tunisian policeman were killed in the attack on 18 March.
After the attack, the strategic sector of tourism recorded in April very poor results, with a decline over the year of 25, 7% of the number of tourists and tourism revenue 26.3% in foreign currency.
(with AFP)
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