Australian confirmed dead in Tunisian museum rampage

In a site usually reserved for beauty and humanity, gunmen kill 19 foreign tourists who were celebrating Tunisian culture at the National Museum.
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Image: Tunisian Tourism

Gunmen stormed the National Museum in Tunis yesterday, (18 March) killing 19 people, 17 of them reported to be tourists.

Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid has confirmed that among them was an Australian. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is yet to release a statement.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina