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| Tunisia military bus explosion kills at least 11 people | Tunisia military bus explosion kills at least 11 people |
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| At least 12 people have died in Tunis after a bus carrying presidential guards was hit by an explosion, an interior ministry spokesman said. | |
| The bomb exploded shortly before 5pm on avenue Mohamed V, near an illuminated clock tower named 7 November, a city landmark. | The bomb exploded shortly before 5pm on avenue Mohamed V, near an illuminated clock tower named 7 November, a city landmark. |
| One eyewitness said the target was parked on the street close to avenue Habib Bourguiba, where the heavily guarded interior ministry and French embassy are based. | One eyewitness said the target was parked on the street close to avenue Habib Bourguiba, where the heavily guarded interior ministry and French embassy are based. |
| The interior ministry said 16 people were wounded. | |
| Related: Tunisia ill-prepared to tackle homegrown threat as jihadi tide turns | Related: Tunisia ill-prepared to tackle homegrown threat as jihadi tide turns |
| The area was cordoned off by police and emergency vehicles. The bombing, the first in the Tunisian capital this year, comes as the country is on high alert against attacks by Islamic State. | |
| In June, 38 tourists were killed by a gunman at the Sousse beach resort. | In June, 38 tourists were killed by a gunman at the Sousse beach resort. |
| The attack, which followed the killing of 21 people by two gunmen at the Bardo museum in Tunis in March, saw most tourists leave the country and the government impose a state of emergency. | The attack, which followed the killing of 21 people by two gunmen at the Bardo museum in Tunis in March, saw most tourists leave the country and the government impose a state of emergency. |
| Earlier this month, a group allied to Isis claimed responsibility for the murder in Tunisia of a 16-year-old shepherd, Mabrouk Soltani, in the southern Jebel Mghila mountains on 13 November. A video posted bythe Jund al-Khilafa group claimed the teenager was an army informer. | Earlier this month, a group allied to Isis claimed responsibility for the murder in Tunisia of a 16-year-old shepherd, Mabrouk Soltani, in the southern Jebel Mghila mountains on 13 November. A video posted bythe Jund al-Khilafa group claimed the teenager was an army informer. |
| Last week, Tunisia said it had broken a terrorist network, making 17 arrests and foiling a campaign of “major attacks” that militants had been planning for this month, aimed at the Sousse resort as well as politicians, security targets and landmarks. | Last week, Tunisia said it had broken a terrorist network, making 17 arrests and foiling a campaign of “major attacks” that militants had been planning for this month, aimed at the Sousse resort as well as politicians, security targets and landmarks. |