A police officer has died after being shot by gunmen in Sousse, the Tunisian city where 38 tourists were killed in a beach massacre earlier this summer.
Two men on a powerful motorcycle were said to have opened fire on three policemen on the outskirts of the coastal city killing one of them before speeding away.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said the other two men were not wounded, while the one shot died on the way to the hospital.
The ministry statement said a vast search was underway for the attackers, who shot at the police while they were on the edge of the city of Sousse waiting for transportation to the nearby town Kairouan.
On June 26, a gunman killed 38 tourists on a beach in Sousse in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State group.
Tunisian police have been carrying out sweeps across the country, arresting hundreds in an effort to crush the terrorist threat against the state.
Additional reporting by AP
