Gunman Kills at Least 39 at Beach Resort,Sousse,Tunisia Friday June 26,2015

 

A young man unfurled an umbrella and pulled out a Kalashnikov, opening fire on European sunbathers and killing at least 37 at a Tunisian beach resort — one of three deadly attacks Friday June 26,2015 from Europe to the Middle East that followed a call to violence by Islamic State extremists.

 

The killings in the Tunisian resort of Sousse happened at about the same time as a bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait and an attack on a U.S.-owned factory in France that included a beheading.

The gunman was shot and killed after the beach rampage.

 

The attack in Tunisia, the country's worst ever, comes just months after the March 18,2015 assault on the national museum in Tunis that killed 22 people, again mostly tourists

Since overthrowing its secular dictator in 2011, Tunisia has been plagued by terror attacks - though only recently have they targeted the vital tourism sector. Tourism is a major part of the Tunisian economy, especially in coastal resorts like Sousse, and it suffered in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution.

Tunisia authorities have erected a small plaque for the 38 victims of the attack. British foreign minister Tobias Ellwood said a new monument in the UK for the victims is 'very important' for grieving families