Scotland Yard has found “strong” evidence to link Tunisia beach massacre in Sousse where 38 tourists were killed with the attack on the country’s National Bardo Museum, where 22 people were killed in March.
Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui killed some 30 Britons when he opened fire on tourists at the Tunisian beach in June.
Rezgui was shot and killed by police and terror group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Just months earlier, a group of mostly tourists were killed in the suspected terror attack on the country’s National Bardo Museum, just outside the city of Tunis.
The Metropolitan Police supplied officers to help the Tunisian investigation into the massacres, and have now found evidence to link the two attacks.
Commander Richard Walton, of the Met, said: “We are now linking evidentially the Bardo Museum investigation with the Sousse investigation.”
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He did not provide more details of the suspected connection but said "it is strong evidence, that links the two," adding that a team of officers are working closely with the Tunisian authorities on both inquiries.
The coroner in the UK has also been told about the link.
Tunisian police have arrested nine people over the museum attack and 150 over the Sousse attack, of which 15 have been charged with terrorism offences.
Additional reporting by PA
