14 killed in bomb attack on Tunisia presidential guard bus
A bomb exploded on a bus transporting Tunisia's presidential
guard in central Tunis Tuesday and killed at least 14 people and wounded 11,
the interior ministry said.
A security source at the site of the explosion said
"most of the agents who were on the bus are dead."
The explosion, described as an "attack" by
presidential spokesman Moez Sinaoui, struck on the capital's Mohamed V Avenue,
a ministry official said, reports AFP.
An AFP journalist reported seeing the partly burnt out shell
of the bus, with police, ambulances and fire trucks at the scene.
A bank employee working nearby reported hearing a large
explosion and seeing the bus on fire.
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility,
Tunisia has been plagued by Islamist violence since the 2011 overthrow of
longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Two attacks earlier 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.
Dozens of members of the security forces have also been
killed by extremists since 2011.
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