MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, a gunman attacked a hotel near the Tunisian resort town of Sousse. The death toll of the attack has reportedly reached 37.
Can confirm at least 5 Britons killed in today's #Tunisia atrocity. @foreignoffice staff on the ground helping Brits. pic.twitter.com/X2NQdbZIEC
— Philip Hammond (@PHammondMP) June 26, 2015
The list, obtained by Sputnik, also includes two Belgian, a German and eight Tunisian citizens. The nationality of one person is unidentified.
Following #ISIS attack, Tourists leaving #Sousa #Tunisia via @LamiaBarbot pic.twitter.com/WmCy6b1oSW
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) June 26, 2015
Earlier in the day, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders stated that four citizens of his country have sustained injuries as a result of the attack. He did not confirm earlier information about the death of a Belgian citizen.
A bloodied sunbed at the scene of attack by gunmen in sousse that killed at least 28 people. #SousseAttack #tunisia pic.twitter.com/pO9hjeRhu7
— Rana Jawad (@Rana_J01) June 26, 2015
The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a Russian woman was injured in the attack.
The economic effects of the Tunisia attack are already emerging, as Belgian airline Jetairfly cancels all flights to Tunisia.
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) June 26, 2015
Tunisia Islamist party condemns "tiny but poisonous fringe of society across region" behind terror attacks pic.twitter.com/rwjRw0FeFI
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) June 26, 2015
