Unknown Gunmen have killed at least 27 people in an attack on two hotels in the popular holiday destination of Sousse in Tunisia.
A total of 27 people have been killed by terrorists in an attack on two hotels in the popular holiday destination of Sousse in Tunisisa. The militants, feared to be from ISIS, exchanged gunfire with security services on a beach packed with British holidaymakers.
The attack took place at the Al-Qantawi resort in the city of Sousse, located 140 kilometres south of the capital Tunis on the Mediterranean coast.
British tourist, Rebecca Miles, who was staying at the Royal Kenz hotel with her boyfriend Dean Anderson, told MailOnline:
"We were told to go back to our rooms because there were reports of a bomb. It happened about half an hour ago – I heard a bang and I thought it was thunder but it was a clear sky so it obviously wasn't.
"I heard sirens going off about 20 minutes ago and everyone came running back from the private hotel beach which is about 400 metres from the hotel. Everyone is a bit clueless about what is happening.
"People are anxious because they don't really know what is happening and we are now stuck in our rooms. There have been deaths apparently".
Fellow British tourist, Gary Pine told Sky News, "We thought fire crackers were going off but you could see quite quickly what was going on. There was a mass exodus off the beach. My son was in the sea at the time and myself and my wife were shouting at him to get out and as he ran up he said I’ve just saw someone get shot."