Two Islamist militants have shot dead a Tunisian police officer in the beach resort of Sousse, the same place where a gunman killed 38 people in June.
Tunisia is struggling to protect its vital tourism centres following the Sousse killings and an attack in March against foreign visitors at the Bardo Museum in Tunis.
"Two young men on a motorbike opened fire on the police. At least one police officer is dead," a security source said, asking not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The police officer died on his way to hospital and two other officers were injured.
No further details were immediately available.
Since its 2011 uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia has emerged as a model for democratic transition in the Middle East. But the North African state has also struggled with a rising militant threat.
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