A Tunisian policeman has been shot dead by a gunman on a motorbike in the resort of Sousse, where 30 Britons were killed in a terror attack two months ago.
Two men on a powerful motorbike opened fire on three policemen using a rifle on the outskirts of the coastal city, killing one of them, before speeding away.
A statement from the Tunisian Interior Ministry said that the shot man died on the way to hospital while the other two officers were not wounded.
They also said that a vast search was underway for the attacker who struck while the officers were waiting for transport to take them to the nearby town of Kairouan.
Earlier this year, a gunman killed 39 tourists on a beach in Sousse in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State group.
In the chilling massacre, student Seifeddine Rezgui pulled out a Kalashnikov hidden in a beach parasol and fired bullets at sunbathers lounging on a beachfront resort.
The gunman, who was laughing and joking among the midday bathers, was later shot dead by police after a rampage lasting at least 20 minutes.
Blood soaked bodies in swimsuits were left scattered among upturned sun loungers in what was the deadliest Islamist attack on westerners since the July 7 London bombings in 2005.
Thirty Britons were killed in the attack and the Foreign Office are now advising against all but essential travel to Tunisia.
Since the deadly attack last month, Tunisian police have been carrying out sweeps across the country, arresting hundreds in an effort to crush the terrorist threat against the state.
Earlier this year, terrorists also targeted the Bardo Museum in the country's capital Tunis, gunning down 23 people.
Government officials blame neighbouring Libya for harbouring militants targeting the country.
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