Tunisia to shutdown over 80 mosques following a beach attack that killed at least 39 people

Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced plans to shut down about 80 mosques accused of inciting violence across the country after a beach attack that left 39 people dead.Habib said that the mosques, which operate outside state control, are spreading "venom" and will close within a week.

On Friday a gunman opened fire on tourists in the resort town of Sousse.

Tunisians, Britons, Germans, Belgians, French and at least one Irish citizen were among those killed in the attack, claimed by Islamic State (IS).

The gunman was shot dead by police. Officials say he was a student not previously known to authorities.

This was the second major attack on tourists in Tunisia since March, when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreigners, at a museum in the capital.