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Fourth French tourist wounded in Tunisia attack dies: Elysee

Xinhua, March 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

A French tourist, seriously wounded during the terrorist attack on Tunisia's national museum last week, has died of her injuries, bringing France's total fatalities to four, presidency office announced on Saturday.

In a press release posted on its website, the Elysee identified the victim as Mrs Dupeu whose "situation inspired great concern."

The Elysee said French President Francois Hollande would participate in a march in Tunis on Sunday in memory of the victims and to condemn terrorism.

On March 18, two armed men, claiming to have links with the Islamic State (IS), stormed Bardo museum, in the Tunisian capital and killed 22 people, most of them are foreign tourists from Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Colombia and Poland. Endit