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Tunisia blast: 'Attacker among the 13 dead' Tunisia blast: Islamic State says it carried out bus attack
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Tunisian authorities are trying to identify a 13th body found at the scene of a deadly bomb blast who they suspect is the attacker. The Islamic State (IS) militant group said it was behind a deadly attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in the Tunisian capital Tunis.
Ten kilograms of military explosives were used in the attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in the capital Tunis, Tunisia's Interior Ministry said. In a message on social media it said a suicide bomber carried out the attack, which killed 13 people.
It said DNA analysis was being carried out on the 13th body. A backpack or belt containing 10kg of military explosives was used, Tunisia's Interior Ministry said.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack in central Tunis. IS has already claimed two high-profile attacks on the country's tourism industry this year.
The White House has condemned the latest attack "in the strongest terms".
The explosion took place at a bus stop where the presidential guard picks up and drops off its staff, near the former headquarters of the party of deposed president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.The explosion took place at a bus stop where the presidential guard picks up and drops off its staff, near the former headquarters of the party of deposed president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
In response, the authorities have imposed a nationwide state of emergency and a nightly curfew in the capital. In response, the authorities imposed a nationwide state of emergency and a nightly curfew in the capital.
The North African state's secular government is battling a wave of Islamist violence.The North African state's secular government is battling a wave of Islamist violence.
Tunisia has been targeted by the Islamic State (IS) group, which was behind an attack by a gunman on the beach resort of Sousse in June, killing 38 people. IS says it was behind an attack by a gunman on the beach resort of Sousse in June, killing 38 people.
In March, IS gunmen attacked the famous Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing more than 20 people. And in March, IS gunmen attacked the famous Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing more than 20 people.
The North African state is also believed to provide the biggest contingent of jihadists, with the authorities saying at least 3,000 of its nationals are fighting in Iraq and Syria. However, the group has not yet declared an official branch in the country.
Tunisia is also believed to provide the biggest contingent of jihadists overseas, with the authorities saying at least 3,000 of its nationals are fighting in Iraq and Syria.
Tunisians are also fighting alongside extremists in neighbouring Libya.Tunisians are also fighting alongside extremists in neighbouring Libya.