On Thursday morning, Grzegorz Schetyna, Poland's Foreign Minister, said that two Poles were killed in the attack, and two more were missing.
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid told a press conference on Wednesday evening that 21 people had died including one Pole, and five Japanese nationals, among others.
Japanese authorities quickly issued a statement saying that three tourists from Japan had in fact been killed, indicating that even on the ground, it is still very unclear as to the exact details of the victims.
However the Polish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that at least one Pole was killed.
On Wednesday, Polish Sejm Speaker and former Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told broadcaster TVN24 that there “could have been as many as seven Poles” killed in the attack. These claims have not been confirmed.
Polish PM Ewa Kopacz
outlines the Government's
plan to support those caught
in the attacks on Wednesday.
Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
In a press conference on Wednesday, Polish PM Ewa Kopacz said that the country would send a group of doctors and psychologists to deal with the Polish tourists who were caught in the attack.
At least two gunmen carrying AK47s opened fire outside the Bardo museum in Tunis, killing some tourists who were ready to enter the museum. The terrorists then rounded up the rest, and took them as hostages into the museum.
A coordinated operation by local police saw the two gunmen killed.
No terrorist organisation has taken responsibility for the attack.
The Polish flag few at half mast above the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
The Sejm lower house of parliament, as well as the Presidential Palace, flew a flag at half mast in the Polish capital, Warsaw. (rg)
Sources: TVN24, PAP, IAR