Tunisia has identified 27 victims from hotel attack: ministry

People place flowers on the beach of the Imperial Marhaba resort, which was attacked by a gunman, in Sousse, Tunisia, June 28, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's health ministry said on Tuesday it had so far identified 27 bodies from Friday's resort hotel gun attack, including 19 British, three Irish, one Belgian, two German, a Russian citizen and a Portuguese national.