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.
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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.