Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Tunisia tourist hotel attack on Friday, June 27 that killed 39 people including Britons and Germans, according to a statement on a Twitter account, Reuters reports.

"Our brother, the soldier of the Caliphate, Abu Yihya al-Kairouni, reached his target the Imperial hotel despite the security measures," the statement said. It said he had attacked a "bordel" and killed 40 "infidels'.