According to the interior ministry,no fewer than 19 people have been killed in an attack on a tourist hotel in the Tunisian resort in the town of Sousse.
At least one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued, officials say.
Sousse is a popular tourist destination.
Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis.
The interior ministry say "a terrorist attack" was ongoing.
BBC
