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Nine Suspects Arrested in Tunisia Following Bardo Museum Attack

© AP Photo / Christophe EnaPolicemen guard the entrance of the Bardo museum in Tunis, Tunisia
Policemen guard the entrance of the Bardo museum in Tunis, Tunisia - Sputnik International
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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi's press service reported on the arrest of nine people on suspicion of being involved in or linked to the attack on the Bardo Museum.

A member of the Tunisian special security forces takes position after two gunmen attacked Bardo International Museum on March 18, 2015 in Tunis - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Nine suspects have been arrested in Tunisia in the wake of the deadly attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital of the country, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi's press service said Thursday.

"Security forces have managed to arrest four people [on suspicion of being] directly involved in the attack. Another five were arrested on suspicion of having links with the cell," the official statement said.

Earlier in the day, Tunisian Prime Minister Minister Habib Essid told the French radio station RTL that national security services had known of one of the two gunmen behind Wednesday's museum shooting prior to the attack.

The two attackers killed during the museum siege were identified as Yassine Labidi and Saber Khachnaoui. The former had been previously "reported and monitored," according to the prime minister.

At least 20 foreign tourists and three Tunisian citizens were killed, and some 40 people were injured after the two gunmen opened fire at the Bardo museum in the capital city of Tunis, the BBC said Thursday, citing the Tunisian government's figures.

The attack has been officially condemned by the United Nations and a number of countries, including Russia and the United States.

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