Nine people have been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place on Wednesday at the National Bardo Museum in Tunisia.
According to CNN.com, the Islamic State group, ISIS, has claimed responsibility in the attack that led to the deaths of about 23 people and one who died overnight in the hospital.
The ISIS message warned that bloodshed is "just the start."
The attack in Tunisia came without warning, and security forces did not arrive in time to prevent the massacre.
According to abcnews.go.com, tourists inside the crowded museum in Tunisia's capital city ran for their lives, some shielding their children, as two gunmen approached. Later, they hid inside the galleries beneath priceless antiquities.
The current U.S. thinking is the attack may have been carried out by local"franchise" adherents to ISIS, rather than centrally directed by the Islamist extremist group's leadership, which is now thought to be in Syria.
According to foxnews.com, the minister said at least 80 percent of the group behind the attack has been detained. He said the gunmen that attacked the museum carried belts filled with semtex explosive, which would have been "catastrophic" if used.
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