UPDATE ON TUNIS ATTACK - Gunmen kill tourists in museum raid

At least seven foreign tourists and a Tunisian have been killed after gunmen targeted a museum in the Tunisian capital, officials say.

Two attackers and a police officer were killed in the subsequent security operation, which was now over, officials added.

The attack happened at the Bardo Museum, which is next to the parliament building in central Tunis.

At the time of the attack deputies were discussing anti-terrorism legislation. Parliament has now been evacuated.

British, Italian, French and Spanish nationals were among those taken hostage during the attack, local radio reported.

All the hostages held at the museum had been freed, Reuters news agency reported, citing an unnamed government official. (BBC)