At least eight tourists have been killed after militants attacked the Tunisia parliament building in the capital Tunis.
A spokesman for the interior ministry said that other tourists have also been held hostage at a museum inside the parliament compound.
The AFP news agency reported that at least two men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles were involved in the attack at the Bardo Museum.
Mohamed Ali Aroui, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told Wataniya TV that seven foreign tourists and one Tunisian were among the dead.
He said: "A terrorist attack (targeted) the Bardo Museum.
"There are eight victims. The majority of tourists were evacuated. Anti-terrorist units have entered the museum."
He added that around 100 tourists were inside the museum when the attack began.
The museum is a leading tourist attraction in the country, and houses one of the world's largest Roman mosaic collections.
A spokesman from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said: "We are urgently looking in to the serious situation in Tunisia."
Tunisia has struggled with Islamic extremism, including militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, after its authoritarian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in January 2011.
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