Twelve policemen killed in Tunis bomb attack
Date
11/25/2015 4:44:34 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) A bomb exploded in the capital of Tunisia on Tuesday near a Police car belonging to the Tunisian presidency.
Twelve police officers were killed while 17 others were injured in the blast in Tunis according to a statement issued by the presidency.
The area in which the incident occured is a known meeting spot for police officers.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The authorities have declared a 30-day state of emergency countrywide as well as a curfew in the capital and in three other provinces.
President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi is soon expected to address the nation regarding the incident.
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