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The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
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National museum in Tunis, Tunisia
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Country in North Africa
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Bardo National Museum attack
2015 mass killing of hostages by militants in Tunis, Tunisia
On 18 March 2015, two militants attacked the Bardo National Museum in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis, and took hostages. Twenty-one people, mostly European tourists, were killed at the scene, and an additional victim died ten days later. Around fifty others were injured. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)