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| Blast in Tunis Kills at Least 11 on Bus Carrying Presidential Guards | Blast in Tunis Kills at Least 11 on Bus Carrying Presidential Guards |
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| TUNIS — At least 11 people were killed and 14 injured here on Tuesday afternoon by an explosion that heavily damaged a bus carrying members of the president’s security guard, according to two local radio stations, Radio Mosaïque FM and Shems FM. | TUNIS — At least 11 people were killed and 14 injured here on Tuesday afternoon by an explosion that heavily damaged a bus carrying members of the president’s security guard, according to two local radio stations, Radio Mosaïque FM and Shems FM. |
| President Béji Caïd Essebsi was not near the site of the explosion, officials said. | President Béji Caïd Essebsi was not near the site of the explosion, officials said. |
| The blast occurred on Mohammed V Avenue, near the clock tower, a landmark in Tunis that is close to the Ministry of the Interior, the radio stations quoted a spokesman from the ministry as saying. | |
| It was not immediately clear whether the explosion was caused by a bomb, or an explosive fired at the bus. While Tunisia has suffered low-level attacks on security forces and police officers around the country, the explosion on Tuesday was the first serious attack on security forces in the capital since jihadists began a campaign of violence in 2011. | It was not immediately clear whether the explosion was caused by a bomb, or an explosive fired at the bus. While Tunisia has suffered low-level attacks on security forces and police officers around the country, the explosion on Tuesday was the first serious attack on security forces in the capital since jihadists began a campaign of violence in 2011. |
| In the wake of recent deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State in Beirut, Lebanon, and Paris, the Tunisian authorities had increased the security level in the capital 10 days ago and deployed soldiers and police officers to patrol the city. | In the wake of recent deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State in Beirut, Lebanon, and Paris, the Tunisian authorities had increased the security level in the capital 10 days ago and deployed soldiers and police officers to patrol the city. |
| The Islamic State has been associated with two deadly attacks in Tunisia this year: one in March at the Bardo National Museum, which killed 22 people, and one in June on a beach in Sousse, which killed 38 people, including 30 British tourists. | The Islamic State has been associated with two deadly attacks in Tunisia this year: one in March at the Bardo National Museum, which killed 22 people, and one in June on a beach in Sousse, which killed 38 people, including 30 British tourists. |