Attack on a museum in Tunis – level 1

23-03-2015 07:00

This news is from Tunis. Militants attack a museum. They hold hostages. The militants kill 19 people.

Police help. They come to the museum. They attack the militants. They kill two militants. One policeman and a cleaner, die too. Three militants run away.

We do not know who the militants are. They may be connected to the Islamic state or Al-Qaeda.

Difficult words: militant (a person who fights), hostage (a prisoner), may (it is possible that they are).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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