2015 Sousse attacks
| 2015 Sousse attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 Ramadan attacks and the Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia | |
| Location | Riu Imperial Marhaba and Soviva, Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 35°54′43.52″N 10°34′48.1″E / 35.9120889°N 10.580028°E |
| Date | 26 June 2015 c. 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (GMT+1) |
| Target | European tourists staying at a hotel |
| Weapons | AK-47 assault rifle, grenades |
| Deaths | 39 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 39 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Assailant | Seifeddine Rezgui Yacoubi |
On 26 June 2015, a mass shooting occurred at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia. Thirty-eight people, 30 of whom were British, were killed when a gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, attacked a hotel. It was the deadliest non-state attack in the history of modern Tunisia, with more fatalities than the 22 killed in the Bardo National Museum attack three months before. The attack received widespread condemnation around the world. The Tunisian government later "acknowledged fault" for slow police response to the attack.