--- description: Tunisian authorities say police have foiled another terror attack in the beach resort of Sousse title: Second Terror Attack on Tunisia Beach Resort Foiled: Police image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88dcf7bf7dd07abb/6988719c8e06014b404635e7/478788770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tunisia](/tag/tunisia/) ## Tunisia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tunisia Says Police Have Foiled Another Terrorist Attack on Sousse Beach Resort by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2015 4:01 AM CUT  Flowers are placed at the beach in Sousse, Tunisia, on June 27, 2015, next to the Imperial Marhaba Hotel, where 38 people were killed the previous in a terrorist attack Flowers are placed at the beach in Sousse, Tunisia, on June 27, 2015, next to the Imperial Marhaba Hotel, where 38 people were killed the previous in a terrorist attackJeff J Mitchell—Getty Images by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2015 4:01 AM CUT Tunisian authorities say [police have foiled another terrorist attack](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34845977 "undefined") in the popular beach resort of Sousse, which fell victim to an attack in June that left 38 dead. [Most of those killed](http://time.com/3937314/tunisia-attack/ "undefined") were British, German or Belgian tourists. [Seventeen extremists ](http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21678721-rift-ruling-party-may-be-least-tunisias-problems-tunisia-confronts "undefined")who allegedly trained in Syria and Libya were arrested this week, the BBC reports. The exact location of those arrests was not immediately disclosed, but Kalashnikovs and explosives were found at the scene, according to the _Economist_. Authorities said the militants planned to target politicians, security centers and resort areas, the BBC says. [Approximately 3,000 Tunisian nationals](http://time.com/3951431/tunisias-jihadist-pipeline/ "undefined") have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) since 2011, according to the Soufan Group, a New York City–based security firm, making the country one of the world’s largest sources of jihadists. Tourism has fallen significantly in Sousse since the June attacks. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34845977 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/"},"headline":"Tunisia Says Police Have Foiled Another Terrorist Attack on Sousse Beach Resort","datePublished":"2015-11-18T04:01:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:43:21.790Z","description":"Tourism has fallen significantly in Sousse since the June attacks that claimed 38 lives","url":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/","keywords":["Tunisia","Syria","Iraq","Terrorism","Libya","Tourism"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88dcf7bf7dd07abb/6988719c8e06014b404635e7/478788770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88dcf7bf7dd07abb/6988719c8e06014b404635e7/478788770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Terrorist Attacks On Tunis Beach Resort Kills At Least 27 Tourists","caption":"Terrorist Attacks On Tunis Beach Resort Kills At Least 27 Tourists","creditText":"Jeff J Mitchell—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/tunisia/","name":"Tunisia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/","name":"Tunisia Says Police Have Foiled Another Terrorist Attack on Sousse Beach Resort"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Tunisian Activists Win Nobel Peace Prize","description":"A Tunisian activist group won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EzYVKMV2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-09T13:04:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EzYVKMV2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/","duration":"PT59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4117694/tunisia-terror-attack-foiled-sousse/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```