last few years. this is a group associated with both al qaeda in with militias in libya next door and also foreign fighters in syria and iraq. tunisia has the greatest number of fighters in syria and iraq fighting with groups like isis. more than 3,000 according to government estimates. so that s a staggering number. hundreds of them have come back to tunisia. this is something that security officials in tunisia have been watching for some time but an attack like this specifically targeting a tourist area has not happened in a very long time there. it is a big shock to the country. as you can see there with the tourists coming in a number of them elderly, this is a destination for people that want to see the archaeological treasures of tunisia and so it s a shock to them that a museum like this particular has been targeted. this is supposed to be a beautiful afternoon for them at the museum taking their time and
particular region, libya next door, benghazi, is this such a good idea, given how fast and how easy this happened right adjacent to parliament? i think that it would be wise to err on the side of caution. put out a recall for the embassy staff and think about closing the embassy, getting people into safe positions and then look at the future of what our embassy should look like. i don t think there will be the end of this. this might be the beginning. we may see more of this. it could be dangerous. so we need to assess the situation and determine that just the statement that we re not changing our posture, i think, might be a little premature. colonel francona and mubin shaikh, i appreciate your insight in this breaking situation. and our thanks to atika shubert who s left us to gather more details because they are coming in as we speak. we ll continue to update you on this. in the meantime, we have