Gunmen attack museum in Tunisia; 23 killed

Updated at 12:03 p.m. EDT Thursday | According to the Associated Press, the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack on the museum that left 23 people dead, mostly foreign tourists.

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Gunmen attacked a museum in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday, killing seven foreign visitors and one Tunisian and taking 10 hostages. The nearby parliament was placed on lockdown.

The siege at the National Bardo Museum took place around noon as hundreds of people were visiting the site. Security teams evacuated people from the area and stormed the museum about two hours later, freeing the hostages and killing two militants.

One policeman was killed during the operation.

The motivation of the gunmen was not immediately clear. Legislators inside the parliament building were debating an antiterrorism law at the time.

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