At least one gunman disguised as a vacationer attacked a placid seaside resort in Tunisia
on Friday, killing at least 37 people at a beachfront hotel — many of
them foreign tourists — before he was shot to death by security forces.
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It
was the second major terrorist attack in a little more than three
months targeting the Tunisian tourist industry. It sent shockwaves
through the country, which was still recovering from the first assault, a
massacre at a museum in the heart of the capital in March. President
Beji Caid Essebsi rushed to the resort and promised tough new security
procedures.
The
audacity of the assailant, armed with a Kalashnikov rifle, suggested a
sharp escalation from the relatively low-level political violence that
has bedeviled Tunisia since its Arab Spring revolt four years ago.
Read more: Tunisia Attack Kills at Least 37 at Beach Resort Hotel - The New York Times
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