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Tunisian authorities have arrested nine people allegedly linked to Wednesday's attack apparently targeting tourists at a museum in Tunis that killed at least 21 people and injured 47 others.
"Security forces were able to arrest four people directly linked to the [terrorist] operation and five suspected of having ties to the cell," the presidency said in a statement on Thursday.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group has reportedly released audio recordings claiming responsibility over the attack at the National Bardo Museum.
Earlier on Thursday, officials identified two of the gunmen as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui, saying one of the assailants was known to the intelligence services.
It was not clear which of the two men was known to the intelligence service and no formal links to a particular armed group had been established.
TUNIS BARDO MUSEUM ATTACK, PRESIDENT ESSEBSI TO SPEAK
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