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2015 Sousse attacks
| 2015 Sousse attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 Ramadan attacks and the Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia | |
| [[File:|border|frameless]] A CCTV still of the attacker, walking up the beach with a firearm | |
  Sousse | |
| Location | Riu Imperial Marhaba and Soviva, Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia[1][2] |
| Coordinates | 35°54′43.52″N 10°34′48.1″E / 35.9120889°N 10.580028°E |
| Date | 26 June 2015[1] c. 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.[3] (GMT+1) |
| Target | European tourists staying at a hotel[1][2] |
| Weapon | AK-47 assault rifle |
| Deaths | 39 (including the perpetrator)[4] |
| Injured | 39[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State[5] |
| Assailant | Seifeddine Rezgui Yacoubi |
On 26 June 2015, a mass shooting occurred at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia.[1][2] Thirty-eight people, 30 of whom were British, were killed when a gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, attacked a hotel.[6] It was the deadliest non-state attack in the history of modern Tunisia, with more fatalities than the 22 killed in the Bardo National Museum attack three months before.[7] The attack received widespread condemnation around the world.[8] The Tunisian government later "acknowledged fault" for slow police response to the attack.[9]
- ^ a b c d e Amara, Tarek (26 June 2015). "Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack". Reuters.
- ^ a b c "Africa – Scores killed in terror attack on Tunisian beach resort". France 24. 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Tunisia attack: How a man with a parasol could murder 38 people on the beach". The Guardian. 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Tunisia beach attack: British death toll 'will top 30'". BBC News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Global Terrorism Database
- ^ "Death toll from attack at Tunisia hotel rises to 39". wbtv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Payne, Ed; Black, Phil; Smith-Spark, Laura. "Tunisia attack: Tourists flee the country after gunman kills 38". CNN. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica (26 June 2015). "Deadly attack on Tunisia tourist hotel in Sousse resort". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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