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Two Spanish tourists found hiding inside Tunis attack museum

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Two Spanish tourists have been found alive following Wednesday's deadly attack on a Tunis museum after spending the night hiding inside, the emergency services said.

A museum employee hid the two Spaniards in an office during the four-hour rampage by gunmen in military uniform, in which 17 other foreign tourists and two Tunisians were killed.

All three were taken to hospital on Thursday for medical checks after their ordeal, a civil protection official told AFP outside the museum.

Two Spanish tourists have been found alive following Wednesday’s deadly attack on a Tunis museum after spending the night hiding inside, the emergency services said.

A museum employee hid the two Spaniards in an office during the four-hour rampage by gunmen in military uniform, in which 17 other foreign tourists and two Tunisians were killed.

All three were taken to hospital on Thursday for medical checks after their ordeal, a civil protection official told AFP outside the museum.

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