Tunisia terror attack death toll rises to 35, more casualties expected

A tourist hotel has been attacked in Sousse, Tunisia, local media and security sources reported.

According to the first accounts, two men stormed into the hotel carrying Kalashnikovs rifles wearing police uniforms, killing at least nine people, a figure later raised to 35 according to French daily Les Echos, with more casualties expected.

The attack is believed to have occured in the Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel, located on the country's East coast.

Mohammed Ali Aroui, an Interior Ministry Spokesman for Tunisia, said that one of the gunmen was killed, according to AFP. The police may have caught the other attacker, conflicting agency reports suggest.

British, Polish, Czech and German nationals were believed to be among the victims, according to a local parliament member that was cited by French BFMTV.

British PM David Cameron condemned the attack in Tunisia as well as the attack that took place in the morning in France.

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The country was hit by an Islamist attack in March, when three terrorists opened fire against tourists at the Bardo museum in the country's capital.

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