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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for for the deadly attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia's capital.

23 people were killed in Wednesday's attack, including 18 foreign tourists, five Tunisians and two gunmen, according to an announcement of Health Minister Said Aidi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) "strongly condemns" the attack at the Bardo Museum of Tunis on Wednesday afternoon and expresses its "full support" for the efforts of Tunisian authorities to fight any terrorist acts, a media release informed AGERPRES.

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Tunisian police have killed two gunmen who stormed the Bardo national museum in Tunisia's capital on Wednesday, bringing to an end a three-hour hostage crisis.

Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid has said at least 19 people were killed in the shooting including 17 foreign tourists, Reuters reported. A Tunisian citizen and a policeman also died in the attack, according to Essid.

Ambassador: No Serbians among victims in Tunisia

TUNISIA -- There are no Serbians among the tourists murdered and taken hostage in the Wednesday attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital of Tunisia.

This is what Serbian Ambassador in Tunisia Nikola Lukic told Tanjug.

At least 21 people were killed when militants attacked Tunisia's Bardo museum in the capital Tunis, Prime Minister Habib Essid said on March 18.

The death toll includes 17 foreign tourists from Poland, Italy, Germany and Spain, as well as two gunmen, a Tunisian security officer and a Tunisian cleaning woman.

Essid said two or three of the attackers remained at large.

TUNIS - There are no Serbs among the tourists murdered and taken hostage in the Wednesday attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital of Tunisia, Serbian Ambassador in Tunisia Nikola Lukic told Tanjug.

No information is available at the moment whether any Bulgarian nationals have been affected by the shooting incident in Tunis, an official said on Wednesday.

Information about the number of people killed and injured is very contradictory, Sofia-based Focus news outlet quoted Bulgarian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Betina Zhoteva as saying.

At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a Tunisian museum where a hostage situation is believed to be underway.

According to reports of Radio Mosaique, three men dressed in military-style clothing have seized hostages at Bardo Museum in the capital, Tunis, which is adjacent to the national parliament building.

At least eight people were killed after a shooting took place in the Bardo National Museum in central Tunis, which is adjacent to the building of the Tunisian Parliament.

Among the victims are at least seven foreign tourists and one Tunisian.

According to unconfirmed reports, several tourists from European countries were taken hostages at the museum, the BBC reports.

TRIPOLI - No Serbian citizens have been kidnapped in Sirte, Serbian Ambassador to Libya Oliver Potezica has told Tanjug.