welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. i m george howell. the headlines this hour. isis is claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on the national museum in tunisia. the group posted an online message warning that this is just the start. authorities have arrested. narrator: nine people in connection with that attack. martese johnson was injured when alcohol control agents arrested him on wednesday for allegedly being intoxicated in public. his arrest prompted protests which some cite excessive force was used by the officers. the arrest warrant describes him as acting belligerent.
people i spoke to say they re shocked this happened to this individual. while police say that he was being uncooperative during the arrest his attorney says that he was the victim of excessive force. i go to uva! i go to uva! stop fighting. you racist! you [ bleep ] racist! how did this happen if reporter: st. patrick s day just after midnight. 20-year-old university of virginia student martese johnson is pinned to the ground by alcoholic beverage control special agents after he was denied entry into a bar. the video captures the moments after johnson is taken into custody for public intoxication and obstruction of justice. police say he was acting agitated and belligerent. you hear them on tape ask him to stop fighting. on thursday johnson s attorney said his client is an upstanding
martisese johnson says that s not the case it s a narrative being spun by the media. but that initial information came from the police. it s conflicting with what the police and the johnson camp are saying. george? nick thank you so much. now to the country of tunisia. the terror group isis has apparently claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the national museum there. the government is stepping up security around the country because of it. officials hope to protect the international tourism industry that s so vital to that country s economy. barbara starr has this report. reporter: the blood is still there. tunisian security forces on high alert looking for at least three suspects in the attack that has now killed 23 people and injured three dozen. isis claiming responsibility for the attack warning this is just
let s let the investigation go forth. i want an independent investigation. i want to know exactly what happened. state police have now launched the investigation called for by governor terry mcauliffe, looking into the bloody arrest of a 20-year-old black university of virginia student wednesday. that allegedly left him needing ten stitches in his head. more than a thousand protesters turned out to demand justice at a campus march last night. nbc s willie geist has more. yo his head is bleeding! yo, his head is bleeding! this video obtained by student newspaper, the cavalier daily, shows officers with the state s department of alcohol beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson, outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. i go to uva! i go to uva. johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. i go to uva.
you racists! the officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva s honor committee was detained after being refused entry the the the bar. being detained on two counts. public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual bagsed on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made. the arrested individual sustained injuries. thank god martese is able to stand oohere today. overnight a thousand students demanded justice for johnston. in a protest mostly peacefully with a few incidents. get out of the street! johnson who received ten stitches following his arrest spoke at the event. we deserve to respect each other, especially at times like