1 | TWO 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. |
2 | Shooting ... a police officer has been shot dead by two assailants in Sousse, Tunisia. |
3 | A 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. |
4 | The Tunisian Interior Ministry said in a statement the attackers opened fire on three policemen on the outskirts of the coastal city on Wednesday. |
5 | Two of the men were not wounded, while the one who was shot died on the way to the hospital. |
6 | Earlier statements from security officials had said the other two had also been hit. |
7 | Police official Sahbi Jouini told AP the attackers used a rifle before speeding away. |
8 | The 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. |
9 | Rafik 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." |