Tunisian tourist atrocities linked, says Met

There are “strong” links between June’s Tunisia beach massacre and the killings at the Bardo Museum in the country’s capital in March, British police say.

Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui killed some 30 Britons when he opened fire on tourists at the Tunisian beach in June.

Terror group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Sousse attack.

Speaking at a briefing for reporters at Scotland Yard, Commander Richard Walton, head of counter-terrorism command, said: “We are now linking evidentially the Bardo museum investigation in Tunisia, that attack, with the Sousse investigation”.

The terrorist attack at the National Bardo Museum in March left 22 people dead, majority tourists.

Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers say they are now connecting the two attacks based on evidence.

“I can not go into further details regarding this live investigation”, he added, saying that British officers were working closely with Tunisian authorities and had informed them of the connection.

A number of witnesses have referred to a second gunman wearing red shorts.

Some 370 items of photographic evidence are also being examined by detectives.

A trial in relation to the murders is not expected to take place for up to 18 months.