Gunmen fire at cops in Tunisia massacre town

1TWO men on a motorbike have opened fire on three cops, killing one, near the coastal resort of Sousse where a jihadist killed 38 tourists in June.
2Shooting ... a police officer has been shot dead by two assailants in Sousse, Tunisia.
3A TUNISIAN policeman has been shot dead by two assailants on a motorcycle near the coastal resort of Sousse where a jihadist gunman killed 38 tourists in June.
4The Tunisian Interior Ministry said in a statement the attackers opened fire on three policemen on the outskirts of the coastal city on Wednesday.
5Two of the men were not wounded, while the one who was shot died on the way to the hospital.
6Earlier statements from security officials had said the other two had also been hit.
7Police official Sahbi Jouini told AP the attackers used a rifle before speeding away.
8The ministry statement said a vast search was underway for the attackers, who shot at the police while they were waiting in the low-income neighbourhood of Hay Zohour for transportation to the neighbouring town Kairouan.
9Rafik Chelly, secretary of state for national security, told AFP: "Unknown assailants fired on three policemen on a road. One of them was hit and died in hospital. An investigation is under way. We can't say any more."