Terrorist kills 38 tourist in tourism

 

By The Daily Journalist.

 

 

Tunisia awoke shocked one day after the terrorist attack on two hotels in Susa that left 38 dead in a terrorist attack. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State this morning (IS, its acronym in English) in the Twitter accounts of the jihadist group. “The soldiers of the Caliphate Abu Yahya Al-Qayrawani attacked the Imperial Hotel,” the text that emphasizes that most of the dead were citizens “of the crusade alliance fights of the Caliphate State”.

The organization said the attack has aimed “dens of immorality, vice and apostasy from the city of Susa.” Shortly before midnight, hundreds of Tunisians rallied in central Tunis to show their rejection of terrorism. “Hopefully this horror stops here,” said Nadia shortly after the march. The rally was called by Ennahda, the Islamist party that governs in coalition with the Liberals Nidaa Tunis.

“Our country is threatened, the state is threatened,” said Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid, after holding an evening meeting of the National Security Council. “He can win a battle and lose the other, but our goal is to win the war,” he said in a radio message.

Attack in Susa (Tunisia)

The National Security Council agreed to intensify security. Due to Ramadan, the month of fasting, the security forces had decreased. Another measure announced is to proceed to the closure of 80 mosques that spread “propaganda and poison” in supporting terrorism.

Tunisian security sources reported that the victims are Belgian, British, Irish and German. These sources explained that a gunman entered the hotel grounds and the nearby Imperial Marhaba Muradi Palm Marinay opening fire indiscriminately against persons found, including some foreign tourists. One of the dead is Irish, according to the Irish public broadcaster RTE. The deceased, according to the Irish Independent was vacationing with her husband, although he was not at the beach.

The number of terrorists who participated in the attack is unclear. Secretary of the Interior claimed that one of the alleged perpetrators of the attack, who had fled, was arrested later by police one kilometer from the hotel attack. He added that the dead terrorist, who was not known in policing, is a student of the holy city of Qairaouán, in the center of the country and very close to the resort town of Susa. Other sources speak of two detainees.

The Philip Hammond, British Foreign Affairs has confirmed this afternoon that at least five UK citizens died in the attack. Later, Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid, said that most of the dead were British and there are also French from the dead ..

The ministry spokesman said that “the author of the attack was killed in a shootout with security forces”. As he pointed out, “a terrorist has infiltrated from the rear of the building before opening fire on residents of the hotel, who include foreign and Tunisian tourists.”

The terrorist came to the place aboard a boat in which they had hidden an assault rifle Kalashanikov in an umbrella, as reported by the Tunisian Secretary of State for Interior, Rafik Chelli. Chelli said that the author of the attack, after reaching Susa beach that connects to the hotel, opened fire with his weapon.

One of the hotel employees have reported that he saw an attacker opened fire “with a Kalashnikov against tourists and Tunisians in the hotel’s beach. It was just an attacker. He was a young man in shorts like also a tourist” he explained.

Tunisia is on alert since last March when the Jihadist attack occurred at the Museum of Bardo, where 24 people including 21 foreign tourists were killed in the worst terrorist attacks in the country in the last decade.

The Riu hotel chain reported that these days the hotel is at 77% occupancy and 565 guests at its 366 rooms. According to the chain’s guests are mainly from UK and other central European countries. However, it is not possible at this time to confirm the nationality of the victims, nor the final official figure. So far there is no evidence that Spaniards between staying. What has confirmed the chain is that there are 13 injured people were taken to area hospitals, including 9 guests and 4 hotel employees, and has organized a cabinet of experts on site to give psychological support those customers who need it.

Riu Tunisia operates 10 hotels totaling 3,586 rooms. The other consideration is the neighboring hotel accommodation Palm Marinay Muradi, both in the resort of Port El Kantaoui, near the resort town of Susa.

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