Tunisia increases security after beach attack

Tunisia said it would arm tourism police and deploy hundreds of reinforcements as authorities moved to boost security after a jihadist gunned down 38 people at a seaside resort in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Police on horseback and quad bikes patrolled the beach at Port El Kantaoui north of Sousse, where the worst jihadist attack in Tunisia’s history took place on Friday.
On Monday, interior ministers from Britain – the country hardest hit – France and Germany will visit the seaside Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel south of Tunis, where the killings took place.
The brutal attack by a lone gunman saw at least 15 Britons and one German among those killed, and dealt a heavy blow to the vital tourism industry.
Tourists gathered around bouquets of flowers laid in the sand, one asking simply: “Why [did] they die?”