Tunisia: Anti-terror march as museum suspect killed

Tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital in a show of solidarity against Islamist militants on Sunday, hours after the government said its forces had killed nine members of a group suspected of carrying out this month's deadly Bardo Museum attack.

President: 'Tunisia will stay united against terrorism'

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said his country will stay "united against terrorism" in the wake of the Bardo museum massacre.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi during the anti-terrorism march Credit: REUTERS/Emmanuel Dunand/Pool

Speaking after a mass anti-terror march through the country's capital today Essebsi said: "The Tunisian people will not bow.

"We will stay united against terrorism until we wipe out this phenomenon."

The march, which was attended by tens of thousands of people, including world leaders such as France's President Hollande was organised as a sign of solidarity against Islamist militants following the terrorist attack on a Tunisian museum which killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman.





World leaders joined thousands of demonstrators in Tunis taking part in an anti-terror march.

In attendance was President Francois Hollande, who earlier today announced that French woman Huguette Dupeu, who was injured in the attack, had died from her wounds.


Chanting "Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!" demonstrators marched to the Bardo Museum, the scene of an attack in which 21 tourists and a Tunisian died.

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I know the Tunisian family I keep in touch with were there, way to go tunisia

The one country I hold faith in, out of all Muslim majority countries.
One that has embraced secularism and democracy and is showing the way for many Muslim majority nations, one that has no need to apply religious belief over what is rationally and ethically right to the well being and equality of others.
It still has a long way to go, but is most definately on the right path.
So when I see so many here march in unity against terrorism and hate, I am filled with hope. A hope that there is a future for Islam devoid of bad ideas, just like other faiths, where they just take the good and not make their religious views imposed on others.
They are leading the way and the torch to how a country with very religious people can embrace secularism to the point of endorsing this within their laws.

Well done Tunisia, many other Muslims can learn by their example.