Nine people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday's gun attack in Tunis that left 23 people dead, including 20 foreign tourists, the Tunisian presidency says.
It alleged that four were directly linked to the attack and five had "ties to the cell".
The army will also be deployed to major cities, the presidency added.
One of two gunman involved in the Bardo museum attack, Yassine Laabidi, was reportedly known to the authorities.
Laabidi and his accomplice, Hatem Khachnaoui, were killed as security forces stormed the museum.
Tourists from Japan, Colombia, the UK and other European countries were killed in the attack and more than 40 people were injured.
The suspects arrested on Thursday were not identified and no further details of their alleged involvement were given.
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