Tunisia's prime minister says a total of 21 people have died in the attack against the Bardo museum Thaddeus Young Pacers Jersey , including 17 tourists, two Tunisians and two gunmen.
Prime Minister Habib Essid said Wednesday that five of the victims were Japanese, four Italian, two Colombian, two Spanish, one Australian, one Pole, one French national and one whose nationality has not yet been verified.
Essid said 44 people were wounded, among them: 13 Italians, seven French, four Japanese, two South Africans, one Pole, one Russian and six Tunisians.
He did not provide any information regarding the nationalities of the other wounded.
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9:35 p.m. (2035 GMT, 4:35 p.m. EDT)
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. is prepared to offer assistance to Tunisian authorities in their investigation of the attack against the Bardo museum and "will continue to stand with our Tunisian partners against terrorist violence."
"We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims of today's heinous violence in Tunisia and condemn in the strongest terms this terrorist attack, which took the lives of innocent Tunisians as well as visiting tourists," Earnest said.
He said American officials are in touch with Tunisian authorities and that the U.S. is proud of its "robust cooperation with Tunisia on counterterrorism and broader security issues."
Also, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed on Twitter that two Colombian citizens were among the victims of the attack.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called the violence "a cowardly attack on us all."
He said he "cannot rule out there being German citizens among the victims," but couldn't confirm that at this stage.
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8:45 p.m. (1945 GMT, 3:45 p.m. EDT)
An Italian Foreign Ministry official says three Italians were among those killed in the attack against a Tunisian museum that left at least 22 people dead.
The official in Rome spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't allowed to give his name.
He said another six Italians were injured in the attack.
Meanwhile, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said in a televised speech that Tunisia is in a war against "terror."
"These savage minority groups will not frighten us and the fight against them will continue until they are exterminated," he said.
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8:05 p.m. (1905 GMT, 3:05 p.m. EDT)
Spanish eyewitness Josep Lluis Cusido says he was inside the Bardo museum in Tunisia when the attack started that left at least 22 people dead and hid behind a pillar to save his life.
Cusido, the mayor of the small Spanish town of Vallmoll, told Spain's Cadena Ser radio station he spent nearly three hours inside the museum with his wife until they got out uninjured.
"We saw a bunch of people leaving a vehicle and they started shooting everyone walking down the plaza at that moment," he said. "After they entered the museum. I saw their faces: They were about 10 meters away from me, shooting at anything that moved."
"I managed to hide behind a pillar, there were unlucky people who they killed right there. I was lying on the floor almost three hours but our lives were saved", Cusido said.
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said two Spaniards died in the attack, but none were wounded.
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7:30 p.m. (1830 GMT, 2:30 p.m. EDT)
An expert on extremism says that Twitter accounts linked to the Islamic State group are voicing elation at the attack on a Tunisian museum that left at least 22 people dead.
Rita Katz of the SITE Intelligence Group said Wednesday on Twitter that Islamic State accounts are applauding the attack on the Bardo museum and putting out "calls for Tunisians to 'follow their brothers.'"
SITE follows extremist and jihadi websites around the world, publishing translations of the latest announcements by various armed groups.
Gunmen stormed Tunis' main museum killing at least 20 people in the worst attack on tourists in North Africa in more than a decade. Two gunmen were killed, but Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said a manhunt was on for two or three others.
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6:55 p.m. (1755 GMT, 1:55 p.m. EDT)
The United States, the United Nations, France and the UAE are among the nations condemning the attack on a top museum in Tunisia that left 22 people dead, including 17 tourists and 2 gunmen.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says "the United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today's deadly terrorist attack at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis" and offered his condolences to families of the victims.
Kerry, in a statement, also said the U.S. "commends Tunisian authorities' rapid response to today's wanton violence and their efforts to resolve the hostage situation and restore calm."
The UAE's foreign minister reaffirmed his nation's support for Tunisia's fight against terrorism and French President Francois Hollande called the Tunisian president to offer his support. Hollande says "each time a terrorist crime is committed, we are all concerned."
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6:25 p.m. (1725 GMT; 1:25 p.m. EDT)
Poland's prime minister has revealed that some of the Polish victims of Tunisia's museum attack were on a tour bus in front of the building when the gunmen opened fire.
Ewa Kopacz refused to give the precise number of Polish victims, saying figures were still being confirmed. Earlier Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said that three Poles were injured, while Polish diplomats in Tunis were working to confirm unofficial re
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