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Tunisia attack: Arrests over Sousse massacre

June 29, 2015 6:08 pm

Tunisia has arrested a group of people over the massacre of 38 people, mainly tourists, by a gunman at the beach resort of Sousse on Friday, the country’s interior minister has said.

Mohamed Gharsalli said 1,000 troops would now be deployed to protect the country’s beach resorts.

Three European ministers have laid flowers at the scene of the attack in a sign of solidarity.

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Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attack.