A British woman was killed in the terror attack in Tunis that left 21 people dead, a Tunisian health minister has reportedly said.
The Foreign Office was unable to confirm the report.
Witnesses say the gunmen behind the attack opened fire on tourists arriving at the capital’s Bardo Museum, renowned for its collection of Roman mosaics, before chasing them inside.
The victims, who included Japanese, Italians, Colombians, Spaniards, Australians, Poles and French, were passengers on two cruise liners which had recently arrived in Tunis.
Reports of a British victim came after Tunisia’s Prime Minister said one of the two gunmen was known to intelligence services.
In an interview with France’s RTL radio, Habib Essid said Tunisia was working with other countries to learn more about the attackers, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.
The pair were killed by security services in a raid after the attack.
Mr Essid said Laabidi had been flagged to intelligence, although not for “anything special.” No formal links to a particular terrorist group have been established following the attack.
