Tunisia makes first arrests over beach attack: minister
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Tunisia has made some arrest over the massacre of 38 people, mainly tourists, by a gunman at the beach resort in Sousse on Friday by ISIS the country's interior minister has said.
Mohamed Gharsalli informed that 1,000 troops would now be deployed to protect the country's beach resorts.
Three European ministers have expressed solidarity by laying flowers at the scene of the attack.
On Sunday it was reported that at least 30 of the dead were from the UK.
"We have started by arresting a first group, a significant number of people, from the network that was behind this terrorist criminal," said Mr Gharsalli, referring to gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, the Tunisian student who carried out Friday's attack.
Tunisian authorities reportedly said he was the only attacker, but he had accomplices who provided him with weapons and logistical support.
"We are friends against one enemy," said the interior minister, addressing his counterparts from the UK, Germany and France.
British Home Secretary Theresa May described Friday's attack as "a despicable act of cruelty".
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