Tunisia hostage crisis over as security forces kill militants

Two gunmen and one officer have been killed in a security raid after a museum attack in Tunisia, the interior ministry said.

Tunisia hostage crisis over as security forces kill militants

Gunmen opened fire at a leading museum in Tunisia’s capital, killing at least eight people and wounding six, including foreign tourists, authorities said.

A later raid by security forces left two gunmen and one security officer dead but ended the standoff, Tunisian authorities said.

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