Tourists are most of the 37 killed in attack in Tunisia – El Universal (Venezuela)

Tunisia Túnez.- A young man got rid of the umbrella he was carrying and pulled out a Kalashnikov rifle to fire Europeans were at a resort in Tunisia causing at least 37 deaths this Friday.

The murders in the resort of Sousse occurred at the same time that a factory owned by an American company in France was attacked, in fact where a severed head was found, and a mosque in Kuwait suffered a bomb attack. It is unknown whether there are links between the three attacks but came days after the militant group Islamic State (EI) asked his followers to “make Ramadan a month’s disasters for unbelievers”

, said AP.

Sousse, 150 kilometers from Tunis, is a resort popular with Tunisians and Europeans.

The attack is the worst thing that has happened in the country on 18 March an attack was recorded at the National Museum of Bardo, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people, mostly tourists and has raised questions about whether the government newly elected can protect the country.

Although authorities initially said that two men had carried out the attack, Rafik Chelli, a senior security official said the attack was carried out by a young student who does not He was known to the security authorities. The attack at the Riu Imperial Marhaba ended when he was killed by the police.

“Yes was related to some extremists” Chelli, Secretary of State of the Interior Ministry said.

In an audiotape released on Tuesday, the Islamic State called on his supporters to increase attacks during Ramadan and “wage war and achieve martyrdom in the month eminent”.

killing began on the beach. According to tourists initially explosions were heard and some thought it was fireworks but soon many ran for his life. Video footage showed emergency medical personnel using beach chairs to load the wounded wearing bathing suits.

“He carried an umbrella in her hand, then bent to put it in the sand, took a Kalashnikov rifle and started shooting, “Chelli said.

The attacker entered the pool area of ​​the hotel Imperial Marhaba before going into the building shooting at everything that was.

The Ministry of Health reported that among the 37 dead were Tunisian citizens, British, German and Belgian but gave no details.

The British tourist Gary Pine said he was on the beach when he heard the shots with his wife and they shouted to her son out of the water, took her suitcase and ran to the hotel. His son told them he saw someone falling on the beach.

Since the overthrow of the dictatorship that ruled the country until 2011 Tunisia has suffered several terrorist attacks, but only recently have focused on tourism, which is one of the main sources of income of the country to contribute 15% of GDP.

“The Tunisian economy depends largely on tourism and it is likely that income almost disappear, which will the country in a desperate situation at a critical moment in its political transition, “said Geof Porter, an analyst for North Africa.