The deadliest non-state attack in modern Tunisian history, killing 38 people, mostly British tourists, at a beach resort.
Key Facts
- Date
- 26 June 2015
- Total killed
- 38 people
- British nationals killed
- 30 people
- Gunman
- Seifeddine Rezgui
- Location
- Port El Kantaoui, ~10 km north of Sousse
- Previous deadliest attack (2015)
- Bardo National Museum attack, 22 killed
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Seifeddine Rezgui, a gunman with links to extremist networks, targeted a popular tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, exploiting a security environment later criticised for slow police response. The attack came three months after the Bardo National Museum attack, indicating an escalating campaign of violence against Tunisia's tourism sector.
On 26 June 2015, Rezgui opened fire on beachgoers and hotel guests at Port El Kantaoui, a resort north of Sousse. He killed 38 people, 30 of them British nationals, making it the deadliest non-state attack in modern Tunisian history and drawing immediate international condemnation.
The Tunisian government acknowledged fault for a slow police response to the attack. The incident dealt a severe blow to Tunisia's tourism industry and prompted security reviews. It surpassed the Bardo National Museum attack as the country's deadliest terrorist incident and intensified global scrutiny of security measures at Tunisian tourist sites.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Seifeddine Rezgui.
Side B
1 belligerent