nita tunis is ruling in coalition. in that coalition -- it's not ruling on its own. yes, there have been some figures from the old regime who have resurfaced reappeared people who have been released from jail and people who were supposed to face justice, and they didn't. yes, it had been particularly slow to bring about justice, those who committed crimes of torture, during 21 years of dictatorship to justice, but at the same time tunisia is ruling with a coalition government. nita tunis is part of that government. but there are other people in that government who are not affiliated to any particular party or side of the political spectrum in tunisia. but there has been talk about the polarization in tunisia. there are thoses that want morris lam involved in the day-to-day running in tunisia. >> if you are just joining us we are continuing to watch developments out of the tunisiian capitol tunis. let's take you through what we know at this stage. gunmen have attacked the bardo national museum. eight people have been ki

let's now speak to a spokesperson from tunis. what is your reaction we understand of course the interior ministry saying this hostage situation is now over. what is your reaction to the represents we have seen in tunisia today? >> we are absolutely horrified and devastated by the terrible attacks today on tunisia and its people and businesses. and we extend our deepest sympathy to all of those involved. >> who in your opinion -- and i'm sorry to ask you this because it's pure speculation at this stage, because we don't know who is behind this attack. who do you think could be behind this? are they people from within tunisia or from outside. >> today's attack is absolutely terrible and it's the [ inaudible ] that tourists in the capitol have been -- have come under attack and so close also to the parliament today. best terrorist has been attacking tunisia over the last few years and since the revolution as well. and they have been threatening tunisia tunisia. [ technical difficulties ] and ensuring that tunisia's transition contin

the day after, people in tunis are still in shock. they are also worried about the future. >> i don't understand anything anymore. normally in a country under terrorist threat, there should be a focus on tourist area. a museum like this were tourists come and go is not protected. it is 13 years since militants targeted tourists at a synagogue . now it seems that militants again are again responsible for spreading terrorism in tunisia. >> unable to stop thousands from joining the jihad is. and iraq. let's bring in daniel, an expert from zenith magazine. good to have you with us. first of all tunisia sends more jihadists abroad than any other country. what is going on? is it a hotbed? >> first, i think they are the most honest when it comes to semester. i think our country is much less honest and less accurate. the other thing is, it's fairly easy to travel to and from tunisia. and we had radical islamism in tunisia before. it was controlled by the mighty security apparatus of the diwali regimes. and we have another aspect, neighboring

what's your analysis of what happened today in tunis? >> it's correct to say that tunisia has the biggest number of jihadists. but you look at morocco and jordan and something like 2,000 fighters -- it's not like tunisia is the one that emerges above all of them. what happened today is clearly something that was planned for a while now. we received a lot of threats, mainly from isis-related groups that were threatening tunisia first of all as kind of a secular regime as a civilian state, not a bureaucratic state. and tunisia as a democracy as well. tunisia was clearly threatened from the beginning by these groups that totally refused democracy, totally refused the fact that in a country, people can debate about all kinds of topics, politics, religion or else. i think what happened today is the achievement of these threats. and maybe there would be other attacks or maybe this is something like the "charlie hebdo" attack in paris that was limited to two days of attacks and that's it. i think security forces now will be more aware and more

in tunis, it appears that the hostage situation at the museum in tunis is now over according to the interior ministry of tunisia. that is the building you can see on the red rof there. it used to be a palace and it's one of the most famous tourist spots. events changed very quickly in the last two and a half hours or so. let's bring you up to date with the latest developments. as we said the gunmen attacked the museum in tunis. eight people were killed seven are tourists. more hostages were held inside of course, the building but now the interior ministry says they've been freed and the situation is under control. according to state television in tunisia, ten of the injured tourists are being treated in the hospital in tunis and some are european and asian nationals. nine of the ten injured are said to be in stable condition. among the eight killed was also one tunisian female employee of the museum and also one security personnel was killed during the operation to apprehend the two suspects. again, the latest information we have is that the situation in tunis is now under control. we'll, of

citizens to an ongoing security situation around the bardo museum in downtown tunis. avoid the surrounding area and general vicinity including parliament and continues to warn people about travel inside tunis. >> we'll continue following this breaking news throughout the morning for you because it's clearly developing. >>> also following other breaking news "at this hour." tokyo police are investigating death threats made to caroline kennedy. the threats are said to have been phoned in by an english speaking man last month. >> this news comes after first lady michelle obama arrived in japan for a three-day visit. i'll bring in michelle kosinski at the white house. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: the first lady is expected to meet ambassador kennedy later on during her trip. the question is immediately security. how credible do these threats seem and how seriously is the u.s. taking them and how does this affect the first lady's trip? u.s. officials are saying very little. all of these details that we have read are coming from reports leaked out of the investigati

the massacre in tunis. an audio recording has just turned up online claiming isis is behind yesterday's attack on the museum, which is part of a complex that includes the tew tunisian. two gunmen also dead and others got away. on the loose, being hunted down. nine suspects have now been arrested. joined on the phone right now by phil black who is working this story in tunis and i'm also joined here live by cnn terrorism analyst. the latest on the investigation and those who have been arrested. what do we know? >> what we understand that there have been nine arrests today in total. the tunisian authorities have moved quickly and at least four

. 22 people were killed when gunmen stormed the bardo museum in tunis. we'll have plenty more on that and the rest of the world's news with my colleague david foster live from london. i hope you do stay with us. ♪ >>> hostages run for their lives as gunmen storm a museum in tunisia, killing 24 people according to state television. [ sirens blaring ] >> security forces have now killed two of the gunmen and we understand they are hunting for three other suspects. ♪ >> good to have you along, you are watching al jazeera live from london i'm david foster. a faceoff in frankfurt as the european central bank new headquarters o

here you can see the bardo museum in tunis. adjacent to the tunisian parliament where you would expect security to be pretty tight. but this was the scene. terrified tourists running from the museum. two gunmen were killed by security forces. three people actually ended up spending the entire night hiding out in the building itself. well, tunisia's president has pledged to wage a merciless war against terrorism. the so-called arab spring began in tunisia, where there's been a stable democracy. he's been speaking to one mp who was in the parliament building when the attack began. >> yes, we were scared, because it's really not usual at all for a public building to be targeted in tunisia. we know that terrorism is a reality here for many years, but until now, it's never went into the city. and especially not the public buildings. so yes, we were scared. >> does this change tunisia? >> no it doesn't. it's convinced us more than ever that we need to help this big fight against terrorism, but at the same time, we are convinced that

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we will go to to tunis for the latest. then debate heats up over the trans pacific partnership. >> who will benefit from the tpp? american workers, consumers, taxpayers or the biggest multinational corporations in the world? amy: will congress give president obama fast track authority to negotiate the secret trade deal? we will speak with lori wallach of public citizen. then to how the fbi created a terrorist. >> the really dangerous guys are not being trapped in a sting operation, because in a way they're not dumb enough to go to the local mosque or the community and talk to an informant about how they want to commit an act of terrorism. the really dangerous guys are not being deceptive by the fbi. amy: we look at the case of sami osmakac. he is currently serving 40 years in jail for plotting a terror attack in tampa that was put together almost entirely by fbi agents. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a shooting rampage at tunisia's natio

what's the security like today in tunis and the rest of the country? >> >> well, there's certainly heightened security in tunis particularly around the site of the museum. obviously the parliament just next door, we've seen heavily armed army troops deployed in that area. we're also hearing now there has been a meeting in the past few hours of the presidential security council. for the first time, actually brought together at the same time, the high command of the army, and the high command of the police force to actually discuss the next steps forward increasing funds available for the security forces, and there are plans to deploy the army now to major cities around tunis. there are places like the big industrial center in the south and a town in the north in order to protect people in those cities, as well. clearly the government is tackling this as a national problem rather than a threat specifically facing tunis. >> thank you very much for that. jacky rowland live for us in tunis. >> there's much more ahead on the al jazeera news hour. a victory a

brian:reporter: there was panic in tunis. people have to flee machine gun fire during a three-hour assault. two heavily armed man stormed the museum. a shot at tourists and took hostages. the siege ended when tunisian special units stormed the building and freed the captives. >> 19 people were killed in the attack including foreign tourists of different nationalities, in addition to two tunisians. >> the bardo museum is in central tunis next to the country's parliaments. at the time of the attack it is believed 100 tourists were in the building. following this siege the french president expressed sympathy during a visit to the louvre museum. >> no matter when or where terror is perpetrated we are all affected. reporter: it is a hard setback for the country. unlike many neighbors tunisia was able to put democratic structures in place after the arab spring. the assault at the museum is the worst terror attack the country has seen since then. brian: for the latest on the story let's go to to the tunisian capital of tunis. sarah,

and now you are back in tunis. at the same time the attack took place at the bardo museum, killing 23 people. a major march against terrorism planned for sunday. your thoughts? >> good morning or good afternoon, i don't know. i think it is good morning for you. thank you for inviting me. i have indeed been associated with the world social forum from the very start. the first social forum was held in brazil in 2001. the founders of the world social forum. we had created in 1997 f used before in cairo, the world forum for alternatives. the organization for security among african and asian peoples and with many other organizations around the world, specific in the south. asia, africa, and latin america. we have organized the first demonstrations -- political and intellectual demonstration 1999 that is two years before in davos. it was the anti-davos in davos. a much wider scale, the world social forum. we're in tunis for the second time for a new edition of the world social forum. juan: samir amin, i want to ask you,

jacky rowland, al jazeera tunis. >> two al jazeera journalists have to wait until next wednesday for their trial to begin again. baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are charged with aiding the muslim brotherhood acknowledge charges they and al jazeera deny. >>> australia has marked the end of its military operation in afghanistan with welcome home parades in kahn canbarra. 261 injured in afghanistan. >>> well it's estimated that afghanistan's marble reserves are in leaving 3,000 people out of work. nicole johnston followed to find out why. >> a 14-ton brock of marble hewn out of afghanistan's mountains. this marble faculty tri cost about $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling this raw bureaucracy to neighbor countries. however, ashraf ghani announced the stone is processed here. >> now we've lost our business relationship with india australia southeast asia. >> it's better to process it here. >> they should bring more equipment to process it or they should leave the business. >> and that's what's happening. more than 40 factories have shut dow

molly: our correspondent reports now from tunis. >>reporter: two nations had -- tunisians had been fearing the influence. for now, al qaeda has been -- a for now, al qaeda -- beofore now al qaeda has been the main threat. one of them came from the tunisian region near the algerian border, in the west of the country. yassine was known to belong to a terrorist group. the other gunman, also about 20 years old comes from a suburb of tunis. i spoke to his brother yesterday. he had no idea what was going on. neighbors say he went to the mosque yesterday, the day before yesterday. the brother was watching the live news in a cafÉ and had no idea that his brother was one of the gunmen. molly: that report from the tunisian capital earlier in the day. a cafÉ that was the scene of a scene -- siege has been reopened. the cafÉ manager and a lawyer were killed in the final minutes of the hostage situation. the siege prompted tighter australian immigration control and a review of anti-terror law. nuclear talks between six world powers and iran c

. >>> security officials in tunisia say the militants who attacked a museum in the capital tunis this week are members of a domestic extremist group. they attacked 21 people mostly foreign tourists. three of them were japanese. police gunned down two suspects. they were members of an extremist group operating in the country. they had received training in neighboring libya. militant groups in libya have been fighting for leadership since the ouster of al gadhafi in 2011. amid the confusion, islamic state militants have expanded their influence. about 3,000 tunisians have traveled through libya and other places to join the militant group in syria and iraq. tunisian officials are questioning nine suspects in detention to find out if they were part of any transborder terrorist network. >>> european union leaders said they will help the tunisia government boost security. they discussed the attack in tunis and wrapped up with sympathy and a promise of action. >> we condemn the appalling terrorist attack in tunis this week and agreed to intensify cooperation with tunisia in order to counter

. >> in a hotel in tunis mohamed remembers his life in tripoli. he's from zintan, a town in the west. >> it is very hard and it hurts. i spent 30 years building my life and in a split second it was lost. i have to start from scratch all over again. >> this is why libyans are leaving. this is the aftermath of an air strike in tripoli. the conflict is being fought in the air and on the ground. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libbians libyans little. >> if we don't gif a hand for libyans where they will go? they don't have any choice . >> translator: the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims and it terrifies us because libya is on our border. >> tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments. it's trying to play a neutral role. tunisia says it will continue to welcome libyan rfgz refugees but there is concern that violence will spill over with fighters and weapons ending up here. >> reporter: returning is not an option for people like reta se

. >> we go to the capital of tunis. does this appear to be a deliberate attack on tourists in tunisia? >> absolutely. i mean p the attackers went straight for the museum, and unfortunately, when they were there, they were over 350 tourists. they say that victims were german, polish french, and obviously they targeted the tourists because they knew that was how to destabilize tunisia a country that very much relies on tourism. >> how is the government likely to respond to this unprecedented attack on tourists? is it likely to stay united? >> well, we know there is a security meeting right now in tunisia. this is a very new situation that we haven't faced before. tunisia, luckily so far was able to bring everyone around the same table and confront issues such as terrorism and these kinds of attacks over the past. however, this was a new and very different attack. it's the first time that it targets the civilians and tourists, and we're not sure any more whether the government will be able to face this, especially the parl

jacky rowland al jazeera tunis tunis. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu's pre-election comments have brought rebuke from the white sox. patty culhane has the story. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu won re-election, but the comments that helped him gain the victory may cost him his country. in the run up to the election he said if he won there would be no palestinian state. not while he was prime minister. at the white house that was seen as a clear betrayal sensing the anger netanyahu granted his first post-election interview to an american arguing that did he not change his policy. >> they have made a pact with hamas that calls for the destruction of the territory state. >> reporter: netanyahu has often clashed with barack obama his spokesman said that netanyahu can't take back his comments. words matter, and they may have consequences. hinting they could pull u.s. protection of israel at the united nations. >> steps that the united states has taken at the united nations have been predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome. now our

. >> in a hotel in tunis mohammed remembers life in libya. his house in the capitol of tripoli was raided by fighters. he's from a town in the west. >> it is very hard. i spent 30 years building my life, and in a split second it was lost. i have to start from crash all over again. >> this is why libyans are leaving. this is the aftermath of an airstrike in tripoli. the conflict is being fought in the air and on the ground. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libyans safety but little more. they can't buy property so they represent, which pushes up the cost of living. >> if we don't give a hand to the libyans where will they go? they don't have any choice. >> the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims, and this terrifies everybody because libya is on our border. >> tunisia's army is also worried. it's deployed soldiers it the border area. tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments and it's trying to play a neutral role. tunisia said tha

this is the scene in tunis now. we are looking at the entrance to the museum. there are several armed guards. here is a reminder of what happened on wednesday. two gunmen in military uniforms stormed the museum killing 14 people 12 tourists. hours later security forces stormed the museum next door to tunisia's parliament and killed the gunmen. it's unclear what the motivation was. >> dozens gathered in tunis to pay their respects to the people killed in the attack. more from al jazeera's jacky rowland in tunis. >> reporter: tunisian security forces call out for reinforcements. they surround the bardo museum a famous tourist destination. there were hundreds of visitors inside when gunmen opened fire. some managed to get out, running for their lives. authorities say the gunmen hunted people down spraying bullets. >> translation: we were visiting the museum. suddenly we heard big noises. at first we thought it was a statue falling. bit by bit we realised it was gunshots. there were four of us. we found a couple with children and didn't know what to do. we hid on t

we have already seen cruise ships which were carrying some of the victims leafing the port of tunis, and we have been hearing from cruise ship companies that they will be taking tunis off of the list of stops for the foreseeable future. we can expect to see tour groups cancel bookings. it is going to have a devastating effect on the tourism season not just on hotel and resorts, but all of the other industries that have an indirect feed through of revenue that comes from tourists. this is clearly going to have a serious impact on the tunisian economy as a whole. >> thank you, jacky. >>> now to libya where the tripoli based government is blaming its rival for holding up peace talks. they say they targeted tripoli's only working airport to stop leaders from traveling to the talks. we have more now from rabat. hashem ahelbarra, they have been relayed but they are expected in the coming hours? >> reporter: yes, they are expected to resume later in the day. however, as we speak, we still have to wait for the delegation from tripoli to arrive to the moroccan capitol, rabat. they said earlie

we'll have the very latest from the ground in tunis in a moment. but kim vinnell has more on how the attack unfolded. >> reporter: tunisian security forces yell for reinforcement as they surround the capitol's national bardo museum. they are responding to a b in of gunmen who opened fire inside the tourist destinations. a short time later it becomes clear what is at stake. police give cover as host agency run for their lives. a steady stream of people mostly tourists escaping the museum into the parliament grounds. from inside a parliament building one witness describes the scene. >> translator: inside parliament we are surrounded by many security guards. we're on high alert as security sources have revealed that two armed men carrying ak's have fired at tourists inside the museum. >> reporter: officials say several are dead most of them are foreigners. >> translator: we have six injured. four have been taken to the hospital and two of them you saw rescued. as for the hostages the majority are tourists. there are three to four bus loads of tourists

gunmen fired at tourists and took several people hostage in the capital tunis. the country's prime minister habib essid says at least 19 are dead and about 40 others wounded. the attack happened in front of the national bardo museum. gunmen then entered the building and held people inside captive. tunisian officials say security forces stormed the museum and killed the two shooters. they say the victims include 17 foreign tourists including four italians and one french. and they say two tunesians were also killed. japan's foreign minister fumio kishida updated reporters in tokyo. >> translator: i feel strong anger about the shooting. we confirmed that one japanese national is dead and three others are wounded. and we also have information that there are other japanese involved in the incident. >> prime minister essid visited a japanese woman in hospital who was shot. she told nhk about what she saw and heard during the attack. >> translator: people started running when they heard gunshots. i fell and was shot. bullets hit my ear, arm, and neck. >> a unity govern

notion tonothing to do with these, jacky rowland, teun tunis. >> obama administration have refused to show that the release of the photos would put prisoners in dÉjÀ. how prisoners have been treated in countries like iraq and afghanistan. >> australia has marked the end of its military campaign, those who nerved operation slipper were honored by australia's contribution in america's response to the september 11th attacks. dploiddeployed to afghanistan and the middle east. 261 injured. gunmen and one civilian are dead after an attack on an army installation in jamu. the day before another attack on a police station in kathaway station killed two. >>> two al jazeera journalists have to wait until wednesday for their trial to begun. they are charged with conspiring with the muslim brotherhood charges they and al jazeera deny. >>> are pliebliberia was hoping to be declared ebola-free, but the world health organization says it's just 16 days. >>> one population in lesotho has no access to clean water. selling water to its larger neighbor, south africas, miss out, erica wood has the secon

>> i was present in tunis when yassir two-state signed it request prime minister rabin. they recognize israel. israel israel is the one that does not tangle with the palestinians. he did everything that he was asked to do. in fact he is becoming a pariah because of -- >> what sort of steps are the palestinians are ready to take in order to try to figure this out? >> i mean really i don't want to be funny. lift our occupation of the israeli land. the palestinians have no power. when they try to reconcile with gaza in order to negotiate with israel israel, the united states and israeli government shunned them. and now the israelis are withholding palestinian taxes because the palestinians have asked to join international community organizations. how do they expect us to negotiate with them? to negotiate over what? >> so do you expect the bombs to start firing again and the shells? is that what happens next? based on the last question there's no solution to this. no peaceful solution to it. >> justice for the palestinians. the guns will disappear. they're going to have to b

jackie with al jazeera in tunis. >>> prime minister softened the tone on ruling palestinian state and benjamin netanyahu preelection comments sparked international criticism from the white house and patty has that story. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu won reelection but the comments that may have helped him gain the victory may cost him victory with the country and he said if he won there would be no independent palestinian state and not while he was prime minister and at the white house that was seen as a clear betrayal and with anger netanyahu granted his first post election interview with an american network saying he didn't change his policy. >> what has changed is his reality and they refuse to recognize the jewish state and made a pact with hamas with destruction of the state and territory vacated in the middle east is taken by islamic forces. >> reporter: often clashed with barack obama and a spokesman said netanyahu cannot take back his comments words matter and may have consequences and hinting they could put u.s. protection of israel at the u.n. >> st

here in tunis, that's still quite strange to hear. isis is a concern for a lot of tunisians especially in the border region. not just with libya but also with algeria. it's one of the mountains for terrorists. >> so we don't know yet who is responsible for this. but that is sort of where the mind goes is there's a concern about is this isis is this the reach of isis stretching as far as tunisia? >> yes, yes. just a couple weeks ago we heard reports of an icesis training camp 40 kilometers away from the border to tunisia. it is a concern. occasionally you'll hear reports of people raising the black isis flag in very small towns. of course that doesn't necessarily mean they are officially affiliated with isis but there are supporters. >> there are sympathizers there and also tunisia has dealt with -- we talk certainly in the u.s. and we talk in europe about the threat of foreign fighters to syria. people coming from france going to syria, fighting and then coming back and having been in a way -- bringing back their skills and their moti

this is the first time it happens in the capitol of tunis. all previous attacks had happened in military areas near the borders but such attacks never get to tunis. people feel this is very close to them, and people went out in the streets tonight to protest against such barbaric attacks. >> we're seeing those pictures right now. people clearly feeling angered and feeling the need to come together on the streets. >> indeed, people feel that the only way to fight this is to be united, to be together. they've never wanted this when they came out and protested against the former regime, which started the arab spring. now that the events are unfolding this way people are scared and want to stick together to fight this phenomenon. >> there is a coalition government at the moment in tunisia. how is that government likely to respond? is it going to remain united in the face of these attacks? >> well, the government has so far managed to stay together and in fighting these attacks over the past four years. the different parties that came to power man

i want to bring in cnn's phil black in tunis. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, christine. there seems to be competition online to claim responsibility for the attacks. the isis claim is noteablenotable. it praises the men responsible. they say this is the first that tunisia can expect. the first drop of rain it says. it doesn't present any hard evidence in its hardland in syria and iraq. suggesting this could be an isis franchise. just the latest where locals inspired by the messages and goals of isis conduct organize and perpetrate this attack. the tunisia authorities have not revealed who is responsible. nine arrested. four with having direct links to the attacks. five for be associated with the group or people. the people of tunisia are trying to come to terms and concerned about what this means for the country. today is their independence day. always a significant day in the country's calendar. especially so with the rallies and demonstrations expected on the capital streets, tunis today, many hope this is a sym

and we know the french interior minister is due here in tunis on friday. i think we can see a greater political aligning now of tunisia with other countries who are fighting the threat of these kinds of attacks. >> jacky, thank you very much for that. jacky rowland for us in tunis. >>> wednesday's deadly attack was the first on civilians in tunisia since the 2011 revolution. al-qaeda and other groups are present in the country, but usually target political figures. an opposition leader was murdered an al-qaeda member was blamed and tunisia's army upped its campaign against armed groups. fast forward to december last year where the military says it carried out a mission in the mountains clearing out search camps. february 17th brought the first deadly assault on government forces. four guards were killed by members of al-qaeda-linked group in the central region. the following day, 100 people were arrested suspected of preparing multiple attacks across the country. and four days ago authorities found rocket launchers, rifles and explosive materials in what t

gunmen last week targeted tourists at the national bardo museum in the capital tunis. they killed 21 people including three japanese. members of an islamic extremist group were behind the shootings. nhk has more. >> reporter: it was the worst attack we've ever had in tunisia. >> translator: i can't believe that something like this could happen in our country. >> reporter: residents gathered for a funeral. the man was shot dead on the spot by security forces. his father said he couldn't see what was happening to his son. >> translator: he didn't pray so earnestly as a child. but after the revolution here in 2011 he started praying with passion. still, i thought he was no different than before. >> reporter: tunisia's government, in 2011 experiencing an uprising. he was among the many young people who hoped their lives would improve. but political instability continued and he became disillusioned. one of his friends says islamic extremists took advantage of his disappointment. >> translator: he was a normal person, but then he started going more often to the mosque. he ma

he's on the ground in tunis. we're expecting more people to gather there, right phil? >> yeah brianna. we are seeing that. we're seeing big crowds here in the center of tunis today as the tunisian government reveals some more details that you've touched on about what they're learning about the buildup and the planning to this particular terror attack. it is the two gunmen specifically who carried out the attack that authorities believe received their training in libya before coming back crossing the border back recently to carry out the attack itself. it's a big concern, that particular scenario for the tunisian authorities, because libya is right next door it is falling apart, increasingly fracturing increasingly lawless and isis earlier -- isis groups close to isis are increasingly gaining a very strong foothold there as well. this as isis has claimed responsibility publicly for the attack and issued a pretty ominous warning about what tunisia can expect in the future. take a look. this is just the start says isis in an unverified audio message. the brutal militant g

tunis residents have taken to the streets in solidarity against the a attack. is israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he remains committed to a two state solution pre-election he said he was again it. sparking concern by the u.s. >>> jailed pkk leader abdalla ochelan, speaking exclusively to al jazeera jamil bayan said he must be released before peace. >> reporter: buried in the heart of these mountains is the pkk stronghold. to many kurds it is a symbol of their stronghold. fighting stopped two years ago. pkk leader abdalla ogalan is negotiating a peace deal with the turkish government. lay down their weapons and end their arms struggling in return for cultural rights and recognition of the kurdish identity. manipulated by turkey. >> ochelan made a declaration of intent in his letter in february 28th. it was not a decision to lay down arms. in the same document there are many conditions mentioned which need to be met first including the parliament to supervise the talks. other than that we will not lay down our weapons. >> he accuses turkey of being

authorities in tunis are not so sure. abc's alex marquardt is in tunisia. >> reporter: isis is calling the gunmen who brought on this chaos, knights of the caliphate. in a chilling posting on-line they warned the museum attack is the first drop of rain. police patrol the museum grounds amid grim reminders of the assault that killed 20 european tourists. this is where the attack started in front of the national museum. over there is broken glass from the bus the tourists were riding on. here you can see blood stains on the floor when attackers shot the tourists before heading to the museum to chase down more victims. this security guard telling us he saw an attacker with a deranged look on his face, chasing after tourists spraying them with bullets. three people, including this spanish man and his pregnant girlfriend, were so terrified they didn't emerge from their hiding places. we hid in the room where they keep the trash, he said. we stayed there hearing everything and waiting for it to stop. isis' role hasn't been conf

jacky rowland reports from the capital, tunis. >> reporter: it's independence day in tunisia and that means flags and processions. it's a national holiday but celebrations have been overshadowed by the shooting two days earlier. >> security challenge and the challenge of winning the war against terrorism. tunisia is in a war against terrorism. we won't win unless we stand together. >> there is a visible presence, not just police but army. guarding the french embassy. the second largest party in the governing coalition say the security measures need to go further. >> translator: the countries that fought terrorism in europe, special forces, special prosecutors, special courts and that is how we should be fighting terrorism. >> reporter: tunisia relies heavily on tourists, and this strikes a body blow to this vital sectors of the economy. the vast majority of tourists want to go on holiday to a place that is save and stable. in tunisia the tourist industry has only started to recover over the violence of a few years ago. this shop lies slightly off the main tourist route. the owner has

he's live in tunis. phil. >> reporter: michaela they have said the two men were members of a jihadi cell. they were trained before crossing back to carry out the attack. it's a concern because libya is a country where isis affiliated groups have developed a strong foothold. this as isis claims responsibility for the attack with an audio recording that also carries an ominous warning. this is just the start says isis in an unverified message. the brutal militant group claiming responsibility for the deadliest attack on tourists in the middle east in over a decade. isis claiming the attack targeted crusaders and apostics. when gunmen opened fire inside a museum in tunisia's capital tuesday, the gunmen killing 23 people injuring dozens more many international visitors. >> this is the latest example of extremist terror and we have to fight it with everything we have. >> reporter: nine people have already been arrested according to tunisian authorities, four directly linked to the attacks. the prime minister

and delaying the international museum of tunis of last week's deadly terrorist attack that left 20 one people dead. in the greek prime minister is in berlin. alexis tsipras trying to reach a deal with lenders. those are the top stories is our. thanks for joining us. first, growing concerns of an outbreak of civil war in human, forcing out the government. they are now advancing toward the southern port city of aydin where the embattled president and his ministers have set up a base. president hadi asked new the united nations to impose a no-fly zone while accusing iran of being behind the unrest. reporter: dangerously close to the edge of civil war, that is how a you and a special advisor describes the situation in yemen , as malicious square off against loyalist troops. the president has called the gulf arab state to intervene. the foreign minister confirmed. >> the violence continues to escalate, and a carry on seizing territory. we will ask or foreign intervention, even military intervention. reporter: a call that saudi arabia has responded to with a pledge of support. >> if the sove

embassy in tunis. there's a north african al qaeda affiliate, islamic grad that has a presence in the mountainous region along the algerian border. they have around 60 fighters or so. they've been really active, the most active terrorist group inside tunisian and late last year, they said they were going to bridng the campaign of terrorism to tunis. but now clearly isis are saying, we were responsible. they haven't offered a shred of proof so far. is this just an opportunistic claim or behind this? a lot of questions. >> a lot of questions developing as we speak. paul bringing it to us, there's been a claim of responsibility. no proof they have provided but something to obviously look into right now. paul cruickshank, thank you so much. colonel francona, thank you as always. >>> coming up for us at this hour, hundreds of students are saying officers went too far in the violent arrest of a classmate that was caught on video and now virginia's governor is demanding an investigation into whether the offic

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jacky rowland, al jazeera tunis. >> a warning that i.s.i.l. will infiltrate europe unless help is coming. i.s.i.l. has seized control of at least two cities along libya's mediterranean coast land. and a flow will hem this from spreading. the fighting in north africa will destabilize the region if no solution is found soon. >>> the counteri.s.i.l. finance group met for the first time in rome yesterday twirk nation are involved led by the u.s. and saudi arabia, coordinated effort to cut off avenues of funding for group. >> time is running out negotiators will resume talks next week in hoapts of having a framework by next month. but james bays says getting an agreement that satisfies all the parties has proven difficult. >> almost six days of negotiations with the iranians. secretary of state john kerry is still being positive. >> secretary, how is it going? >> making some progress. >> secretary kerry head intermediate a lake side restaurant where he was joined by energy secretary ernest munoz. after lunch news that talks were being adjourned for

they pull out of port, leading behind tunis and the horror of the day before. this also leads behind the passengers. >> a grim ending to a mediterranean holiday. some of the victims weren't carry the passports so they haven't been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured some of them have been talking about their experience. who onlies one of thele radios suddenly my daughter and i started to hear shots and everyone started to run. people started to try and save themselves trying to hind behind windows and in the corners. >> two gunman were killed when security forces stormed the museum to end the siege. but it is believed they had accomplices. police say they have arrested nine people so far. four of whom they believe was directly involved in the attack. we will be putting in place check points that will be manned and supervised by the national army. they will intensify their controls across the nation p p joint patrols between both the army and security personnel will also be conducted. the museum will remain closed when it reopens it can expect fewer

they hope to find work in tunis here or in europe. they have no idea when they can return to their homes. they feel helpless, watching from afar as their country is torn apart. >> joining me now is an he had door with africa matters. the aim now is to bring peace to the country and try to form a unity government. it sounds almost impossible. what chance do they stand? >> well, it's a very difficult task that these negotiators have ahead of them. what makes things more difficult is the multi-applies city of actors, there are so many armed groups around 2,000 militia groups and armed groups throughout the country. there are two governments, each of them with their coalition of militias backing them. you have the rise of the islamic state in sirte and al-qaeda is present in libya and so is snsar sharia. it makes it more complicated. one of the great difficulties with the talks so far has been the kind of gap that exists between the actors involved in the talks and armed group's that are on the ground, because there seems to be a percepti

in tunis, tunisia's mediterranean capital, armed gunmen opened fire. they killed at least 19 people and wounded around 50. most of them vacationers from europe. many had just arrived on cruise ships. nbc's katy tur has been working this story for us all day and has more. >> reporter: guns drawn, tunisian officers scramble to evacuate tourists from the museum. one describes her terror as police told her to get out fast saying, "you must run, you must run." the gunmen killed at least 19 people. others were held hostage. tunisian forces finally killed two gunmen, but others may still be at large. the bardo museum is in central tunis next to parliament which went into lockdown during the standoff. members of parliament sang the national anthem in defiance. ♪ tunisia's prime minister said "our nation is in danger." the arab spring began in tunisia in 2011, but the country has been struggling since. >> in addition to the arab spring providing opportunities for democratic growth in tunisia, unfortunately it also unleashed a wave of radicalism. >> reporter:

this is the scene in tunis right now. that's the entrance to the compound that's home to the national museum. a couple of armed guards are stationed outside. this is what happened on wednesday. >> too gunman entered the museum, killing at least 14. 12 of them tourists with that their motivations are still unclear. hours later, security forces stormed the bardo which is in the same compound as the government compound. people gathered to pay respects to the people killed in the attack. they held flag and banners denouncing terrorism. >> politicians were in the middle of a debate on new anti terrorism laws. a draft was originally presented last year with a broad definition of violence including vandalism, reparations for victims and free health care and judicial assistance. the draft included the creation of a commission to design a prevention program including better education. >> libya's tripoli government said different groups have claimed responsibility for explosions near tripoli's only working airport over the past wee