Two suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists were today identified as the ringleaders of the murderous attack in Tunisia in which British people were caught up . They were named as Yassine Abidi and Hatem Khachnaoui , both Tunisian in their 20s , who were themselves gunned down by police commandoes after killing 19 people , and wounding 44 . Both had spent ' a great deal of time ' in Kasserine , the western province which is considered a stronghold of a jihadi group linked to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( AQIM ) . Scroll down for video . Running for their lives : Tourists and visitors to the Bardo museum are seen evacuated from the area by security forces during yesterday 's sickening terror attack . At least six others were wounded in the attack . Tunisian authorities are now hunting several men believed to have helped carry out the massacre . 'The young men had boasted of their links with AQIM , ' said a Tunisian Interior Ministry source . 'One was living permanently in Tunis , while another was still based in Kasserine . 'AQIM is well established in the region , and anti-terrorist operations are currently underway there in connection with yesterday 's attack ' . It came as the British foreign office confirmed that two Britons were 'caught up ' in the shootings at the Bardo National Museum , next door to the Tunisian Parliament , in Tunis . Kalashnikovs and grenades were used by Abidi and Khachnaoui during an onslaught which lasted four hours . They are thought to have had accomplices , and a nationwide hunt was today underway to try and find them . Their victims were mainly tourists from Japan , Italy , Colombia , Spain , Australia , Poland and France , said Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid . Many were on a Costa cruise ship , which was moored in the Goulette port in Tunis . A spokesman for Coast Cruises said : 'The captain says fourteen passangers are missing . We ca n't say at this stage if they were among the victims . ' A wounded victim of the attack is evacuated by rescue workers outside the museum yesterday . Pictures from French TV show people fleeing from the museum with armed security services providing cover as they run up the steps . A British Foreign Office spokesman said : 'We can confirm that two British nationals were caught up in the shootings in Tunis on Wednesday and that we are providing consular assistance . 'We are working with the Tunisian authorities as well as with contacts in the tourist industry to establish if any further British nationals have been affected . 'Through our travel advice , we are urging people to exercise caution and follow the instructions of the local authorities . ' Forty-four people were injured in the attack , including 13 Italians , seven French , four Japanese , two South Africans , one Pole , one Russian and six Tunisians . Prime Minister David Cameron said on Twitter : 'Appalled by sickening terrorist attack in Tunis - my thoughts are with those affected . UK stands ready to support Tunisia . ' British tour operators confirmed that while thousands of customers are believed to be in the country , very few were in the capital where the attack was carried out . Tunisians gather at Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis to show solidarity with the victims of the attack . Tunisians light candles outside the National Bardo Museum where scores of people were killed . Approximately 1,000 Tunisians were seen demonstrating in Tunis against terrorism , following the attack . Witnesses have described how the police told them to 'run , run , run ' after the terrorists started firing at them as they got off coaches in the Bardo car park . 'We heard a bang , and then realised it was not firecrackers but terrorists shooting at everyone , ' said one , a French woman who would only give her name as Marie . 'They then entered the museum and began shooting at everything that moved . 'We were in the top floor of the museum . Initially we thought a statue had crashed on to the floor . There was a couple with four children . 'We sat on the floor for an hour without moving . We were in the mosaics room . Then we were told to run , run , run . We went through an exit and were taken to a military barracks . ' A source from the Parliament building said : 'There was absolute panic when the shots were heard . ' MP Sayida Ounissi confirmed that the 'Minister of Justice , judges and army officers ' were all taking part in a debate about terrorism at the time .
Suspects named as Yassine Abidi and Hatem Khachnaoui , both in their 20s . Pair are both Tunisian nationals with links to Al Qaeda 's north African cell . They spent ' a great deal of time ' in Tunisian jihadi stronghold Kasserine . Pair were shot dead by police after killing 44 people , and wounding 19 . Attackers 'hunted down ' tourists indiscriminately at Bardo Museum .