Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a
nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb
attack on a presidential guard bus killed at least 12 people on Tuesday.
A
security source at the site said “most of the agents who were on the
bus are dead” after the attack in Tunis, which has become a target of
jihadist violence since the 2011 revolution. No group immediately
claimed responsibility for the bombing, which a ministry official said
also wounded 20 people.
Two
attacks this year claimed by the Islamic State group targeted foreigners
— at the National Bardo Museum in March, killing 21 tourists and a
policeman, and at a resort hotel in Sousse in June, killing 38 tourists.
On Sunday, a jihadist group claimed the beheading of a young Tunisian shepherd on behalf of IS. — AFP
Data that may be helpful:
Important Points:-
- On the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is a North African country whose culture dates to antiquity. Capital is Tunis
Source :- The Hindu, 26-Nov-2015
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