Death toll from Tunisia attack hits 28

THE death toll from a shooting at a beach resort in Tunisia has risen to 28, with 36 others wounded.

THE Interior Ministry had previously said 27 people died and six were wounded after gunmen attacked the resort town Friday.
The Health Ministry said the dead include Tunisians, Brits, Germans and Belgians. Germany's foreign minister says his government doesn't yet know whether Germans were among the victims of the attack. Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted in a statement that the Group of Seven nations assured Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi of their support in fighting terrorism when he was a guest at the G-7 summit in Germany earlier this month. He said that "today's attack can only strengthen us in that." Steinmeier's ministry said it was working to clear up whether Germans were affected and a consular team from the German Embassy in Tunis was heading to the scene. The Spanish company that owns the hotel which was attacked by gunmen has offered its condolences to the victims and their families. RIU Hotels & Resorts said in a statement that it is collecting information about what happened on the beach in front of the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in the Port El Kantaoui neighbourhood of Sousse. It said it is in "permanent contact with authorities." RIU promised to report its findings to the public on its website and through social media. The company's statement made no mention of the nationalities of guests killed.