Nineteen people have been killed after militants attacked a museum in the Tunisia parliament building compound, the country's prime minister has said.
Unconfirmed reports on local media said those killed included nationals from Britain, but the Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid told national television the victims were Polish, Spanish, German, Italian and Tunisian.
Mohamed Ali Aroui, a spokesman for the interior ministry, originally said seven foreign tourists and one Tunisian were killed, and that other tourists were held hostage at the Bardo Museum.
That figure was later raised to 19 killed, with 17 tourists among the victims.
Security forces surrounded the museum, and two militants and one policeman were killed after they stormed the building.
The interior ministry said Tunisian troops freed all the hostages, but there were reports that security forces were hunting for as many as three gunmen believed to still be at large.
AFP news agency reported that at least two men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles were involved in the attack.
Mr Aroui said that around 100 tourists were inside the museum when the attack began.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls confirmed that hostages had been taken during the attack.
Speaking in Brussels, he said: "I condemn this terrorist attack in the strongest terms. There has been a hostage-taking, without doubt tourists have been affected, killed."
The museum is a leading tourist attraction in the country, and houses one of the world's largest Roman mosaic collections.
Gavin Stoddart, a British tourist who left the museum 15 minutes before the attack, said he was made to return to his cruise ship after the tour guide got a phone call.
He told Sky News: "Tour guide didn't know reason. All coaches returned to ship very quickly.
"They're doing a ship-wide announcement about it all now. I don't think everyone is back on board.
"It just said there is extra security and we can see police boats around the ship now."
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Gallery: Eight Tourists Killed In Tunisia Militant Attack
Tunisian security forces attempt to secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis' famed Bardo Museum
At least seven foreigners and a Tunisian were killed in an attack on the museum by two men armed with assault rifles, the interior ministry said
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