Photos: 21 killed in Tunisia museum shooting

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tourists and visitors from the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Security officers man positions outside the Bardo Museum after an attack on the museum by gunmen in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
Escorted by security forces, rescue workers pull an empty stretcher outside the Bardo museum Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
A man is evacuated outside the Bardo Museum after an attack on the museum by gunmen in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
A victim is being evacuated by rescue workers outside the Bardo musum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
An ambulance leaves the Bardo museum Wednesday in Tunis, Tunisia after gunmen opened fire at the leading museum in Tunisia's capital.
A victim is being evacuated by rescue workers outside the Bardo museum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
A member of security forces runs outside the Bardo museum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
A victim is being evacuated from the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
A victim is being evacuated by rescue workers outside the Bardo museum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Escorted by security forces, rescue workers pull an empty stretcher outside the Bardo museum Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Tourists and visitors from the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Tourists and visitors being evacuated from the Bardo museum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
A victim is being evacuated by rescue workers outside the Bardo musum in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
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Photos: 21 killed in Tunisia museum shootingTourists and visitors from the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.
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Tunisian state television says the death toll in an attack on a prominent museum has risen to 21, including several foreign tourists and two gunmen, according to ABC News.

Authorities say assailants opened fire on the National Bordo Museum on Wednesday, killing tourists and a cleaning woman and wounding several others. Security forces later stormed the museum, killing two gunmen and a security officer. At least two or three other accomplices may be at large.

State television said Wednesday afternoon that the death toll had risen to 22 people, including the two attackers. The report, citing medical officials, did not give a breakdown of nationalities.

World leaders offered their support to Tunisia's government. The prime minister promised extra security in tourist zones and asked residents to be extra alert.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.