Islamist militant rampage in Tunisia sees 50 die

Dozens of Islamist fighters stormed through the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdan near the Libyan border attacking army and police posts in a raid that killed at least 50 people.

Local television broadcast images of soldiers and police crouched in doorways and on rooftops as gunshots echoed in the centre of the town.

Bodies of dead militants lay in the streets near the military barracks after the army regained control.