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Third Tunisia museum gunman 'on the run'

Tunisia's president has confirmed reports that there was a third gunman involved in the museum attack that killed 20 foreign tourists, including Briton Sally Adey, and three Tunisians last week.

President Beji Caid Essebsi said that the third attacker was on the run but insisted he "won't get far".

CCTV footage of the attack showed two gunman at the National Bardo museum who were killed during the battle with security forces but Essebsi said another suspect had also been caught on camera.

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More than 20 suspected militants arrested in Tunisia

More than 20 suspected militants have been arrested as part of a security crackdown carried out by Tunisian authorities since Wednesday's museum massacre.

According to reports 10 of those arrested are believed to have been directly involved in the the Bardo museum attack in which 23 people died.

Tunisia's Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said the arrests were part of "a large-scale campaign against the extremists."

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