Attack in Tunis in 2015

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Bardo National Museum

During the attack in Tunis on March 18, 2015, terrorists attacked the Bardo National Museum in the Tunisian capital, Tunis . A total of 24 people, including 20 tourists, were killed in the attack. Two assassins were shot. The terrorist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack , but the Tunisian authorities assume that the terrorist group Okba Ibn Nafaa committed the attack.

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Memory of the victims of the attack at the entrance to the museum, April 2015

At around 12:30 p.m., two men opened fire on tourists in the forecourt of the museum who were just getting out of coaches. The guards responsible for the area were on a coffee break at this time. When the visitors ran towards the museum to escape, the gunmen chased them inside the building. The hostage situation ensued and lasted for four hours. When the building was stormed by security forces, a police officer and both assassins were killed.

background

At the same time as the attack, a new anti-terror law was being discussed in the Tunisian parliament . Since the parliament is located in the same building block as the bardo, the theory was raised by the police that the attackers originally wanted to attack it. However, this has not yet been clarified.

The Tunisian government assumed an Islamist background. The day after the attack, the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack. The two assassins who were shot were identified as Tunisians from the cities of Kasserine and Sfax . One of the two was known to the secret services, but was not classified as dangerous. According to the Tunisian security minister, the radical Salafists received combat training from an unnamed group in Libya in December . The assassins were part of a larger sleeper cell. By March 26, police had arrested over 23 alleged members of the cell, at least 10 of whom were alleged to have been directly linked to the attack.

The tourists came from the cruise ships Costa Fascinosa and MSC Splendida , among others . According to initial information from the Tunisian Ministry of Health, among them were a German, a Spaniard, an Italian and a Pole. Reports that Germans were injured or killed were later denied by the Foreign Office .

Various shipping companies announced on March 19, 2015 that they would no longer call at Tunisia. In addition, cruise ship passengers were still missing. It was the worst terrorist attack in the country since the attack on the Al-Ghriba synagogue in 2002 .

A few weeks later, the attack in Port El-Kantaoui in 2015 .

For the victims, a mosaic entitled Le Monde est Bardo was erected on a green area next to the entrance to the museum. Right next to it is a tombstone with a mosaic of the police German Shepherd Dog killed in the police operation under a tree.

Origin of the dead

Data from the BBC , supplemented with more up-to-date information:

Country dead Injured
ItalyItaly Italy 4th 6th
FranceFrance France 4 (of which a French citizen who died of her injuries on March 28th) 7th
JapanJapan Japan 3 3
PolandPoland Poland 3 11
TunisiaTunisia Tunisia 4 (including a policeman and both assassins)
ColombiaColombia Colombia 2 (of which one dual citizen: Colombia-Australia)
SpainSpain Spain 2
AustraliaAustralia Australia 1 (dual citizens: Colombia-Australia)
RussiaRussia Russia 1
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 1
BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1 0
Total 24 ~ 50

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Terror in Tunis: Two Spaniards survived the attack in hiding - Spiegel online March 19, 2015 ("The Foreign Office announced: There were no German victims, contrary to what was initially reported.")
  2. ^ Annette Steinich: Terrorist attack shakes Tunis - NZZ , March 18, 2015
  3. ^ ISIS Claims Responsibility For Tunisia Museum Attack In Audio Message , Huffington Post, March 19, 2015
  4. ^ Thousands of Tunisians, leaders march after Bardo attack , Reuters, March 29, 2015
  5. ^ A b David D. Kirkpatrick: Tunisia Museum Attack Is Blow to Nation's Democratic Shift. New York Times , March 18, 2015, accessed March 28, 2015 .
  6. ↑ a b Assassins from Tunis received combat training in Libya. In: diepresse.com. March 20, 2015, accessed March 28, 2015 .
  7. ↑ At least one German killed in attack in Tunis. (No longer available online.) MDR , March 19, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 28, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Facts about the attack in Tunis: Tunisian government confirms Islamist background - Spiegel online , March 19, 2015
  9. ^ IS committed to attack in Tunis. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved March 28, 2015 .
  10. ^ Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown since museum attack. Reuters , March 21, 2015, accessed March 28, 2015 .
  11. ↑ MSC Cruises - Official statement on the events in Tunis , accessed on March 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ Attacks in Tunis: cruise ships avoid Tunisia, passengers missing - Spiegel online , March 19, 2015
  13. ↑ BBC: Tunis museum attack: President urges unity to fight Terror, March 20, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ Tunisi, strage di turisti: 24 morti Farnesina: 4 italiani tra le vittime Tutti sulla nave arrivata da Palermo. Retrieved March 21, 2015 (Italian).
  15. ↑ Frenchwoman dies of injuries from Tunisia museum attack - AFP, 28 March 2015

Coordinates: 36 ° 48 ′ 33.8 ″  N , 10 ° 8 ′ 4.2 ″  E