SOUSSE — 2015 · Major Tragedy
Sousse Beach Attack
On 26 June 2015, at the resort of Port El Kantaoui about 10 kilometres north of Sousse, Tunisia, a lone gunman opened fire on tourists on a hotel beach and around its pools. Thirty-eight people were killed, 30 of them British. The gunman was killed at the scene by security forces, and ISIL claimed the attack. It was the deadliest attack by a non-state actor in modern Tunisian history and, following the Bardo Museum attack three months earlier, devastated the country's tourism. A 2017 inquest in London ruled that the victims had been 'unlawfully killed' and sharply criticised the police response. The Tunisian government also acknowledged that the response had been slow.
- Date
- 2015
- Place
- Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia, Sousse, TN
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 35.8900, 10.6000 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 18 March 2015The Bardo Museum in Tunis had been attacked.
- 26 June 2015A hotel beach at Port El Kantaoui was attacked; 38 died.
- 2017The London inquest ruled the victims were unlawfully killed.
- March 2017Police officers were referred to trial for negligence.
Sources
- The Guardian — Tunisia tourist hotel attacked theguardian.com ↗
- France 24 — Tunisia deadly shooting at beach resort france24.com ↗
- The New York Times — Tunisia resort massacre officers nytimes.com ↗
- Wikipedia — 2015 Sousse attacks en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The Guardian
- France 24
- The New York Times
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