19 tourists shot dead in Tunisia museum, Two gunmen killed, three on the run

19 individuals have been confirmed dead, 21 seriously injured and 30 people held hostage have been rescued after gunmen suspected to be Islamic radicals stormed a museum in Tunisia yesterday march 18th. 17 of the people killed were tourists/foreigners from Britain, France, Spain and Italy and one was a security guard. The two men dressed in military guard entered the building and immediately opened fire.Both were later killed, their other three counterparts are at large and a manhunt for them is underway.

Over 200 individuals managed to escape the popular Bardo Musieum, which is a big tourist hotspot famous for it's ancients works, and close to the Tunisian National parliament. The parliament building was quickly evacuated and shutdown after the shooting broke out. Morethan 100 of the tourists at the museum at the time of the attack were Italians.