2015 Sousse attacks

2015 Sousse attack
Part of the 2015 Ramadan attacks and the Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia
A CCTV still of the attacker, walking up the beach with a firearm
Sousse is located in Tunisia
Sousse
Sousse
LocationRiu Imperial Marhaba and Soviva, Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia[1][2]
Coordinates35°54′43.52″N 10°34′48.1″E / 35.9120889°N 10.580028°E / 35.9120889; 10.580028
Date26 June 2015[1]
c. 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.[3] (GMT+1)
TargetEuropean tourists staying at a hotel[1][2]
WeaponAK-47 assault rifle
Deaths39 (including the perpetrator)[4]
Injured39[1]
PerpetratorsIslamic State[5]
AssailantSeifeddine 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e Amara, Tarek (26 June 2015). "Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside hotel, Islamic State claims attack". Reuters.
  2. ^ a b c "Africa – Scores killed in terror attack on Tunisian beach resort". France 24. 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Tunisia attack: How a man with a parasol could murder 38 people on the beach". The Guardian. 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Tunisia beach attack: British death toll 'will top 30'". BBC News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ Global Terrorism Database
  6. ^ "Death toll from attack at Tunisia hotel rises to 39". wbtv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. ^ Payne, Ed; Black, Phil; Smith-Spark, Laura. "Tunisia attack: Tourists flee the country after gunman kills 38". CNN. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ^ 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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