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| Tunisia blast: Islamic State says it carried out bus attack | Tunisia blast: Islamic State says it carried out bus attack |
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| The Islamic State (IS) militant group said it was behind a deadly attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in the Tunisian capital Tunis. | The Islamic State (IS) militant group said it was behind a deadly attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in the Tunisian capital Tunis. |
| In a message on social media it said a suicide bomber carried out the attack, which killed 13 people. | In a message on social media it said a suicide bomber carried out the attack, which killed 13 people. |
| A backpack or belt containing 10kg of military explosives was used, Tunisia's interior ministry said. | |
| IS has already claimed two high-profile attacks on the country's tourism industry this year. | 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 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 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. |
| Tunisia has also closed its border with Libya for 15 days. | |
| The IS claim was largely expected, says the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tunis, but the nature of the attack - a suicide bombing - raises questions that will be difficult for the Tunisian authorities to answer. | |
| It is still not clear whether the bomber boarded the bus reserved for the presidential guard, or simply got close enough to cause the deadly impact, the correspondent says. | |
| 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. |
| IS says it 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. |
| And 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. |
| However, the group has not yet declared an official branch in the country. | 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. | 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. |