At least eight people were killed after a shooting took place in the Bardo National Museum in central Tunis, which is adjacent to the building of the Tunisian Parliament.

Among the victims are at least seven foreign tourists and one Tunisian.

According to unconfirmed reports, several tourists from European countries were taken hostages at the museum, the BBC reports.

Tunisian MP said for AFP that parliamentary work was suspended after shots were heard and the building has now been evacuated.

An interior ministry spokesman said that two militants were in the museum, which was surrounded by security forces.

At the time of the attack, Tunisian MPs were discussing anti-terrorism legislation.

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