The Tunisian parliament is holding an urgent session at 8:00 pm (local time) to discuss the militant attack, in which 19 tourists were killed and 24 Tunisians wounded.
The session comes at a request of the Nidaa Tounes party.
At least 19 people have been killed in Tunisia after two gunmen stormed the Bardo national museum – one of the country’s leading tourist attractions in the capital, Tunis – sparking a three-hour hostage siege.