article_snippet: The scene played out at a popular tourist destination in the heart of Tunisia's capital in a building linked to where the Parliament meets.
article_snippet: Lawmakers there were in the middle of a committee meeting when Lawmakers heard gunfire erupt.
article_snippet: We opened the doors and We got The tourists to enter to the Parliament," lawmaker Mehrezia Labidi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
article_snippet: An administrator told lawmakers to lay down on the ground as a gunbattle broke out between terrorists and police, said Sabrine Ghoubatini, a member of parliament.
article_snippet: It wasn't long before a building linked to where the nation's parliament meets was evacuated.
article_snippet: Photos on Twitter showed security forces in bulletproof vests and black helmets and masks, guns drawn, in the area.
article_snippet: Authorities set up a large security cordon around the targeted museum.