Tunisia: Suicide attack targeting security forces near the US embassy in the capital

A policeman was killed Friday in a suicide attack targeting Tunisian security forces near the American embassy in the capital, and the attackers were also killed in the operation, according to the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior. In a statement, the US embassy called for "not to be in the region, to monitor the media, and to follow security instructions."



The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior announced on Friday that a policeman was killed in a suicide attack targeting security forces in front of the American embassy in the capital. The attackers were also killed in the attack.

The ministry said in a statement that two people targeted on Friday at 11:00 am (10:00 GMT) "a security patrol (...) in Al-Buhaira 2 area on the street opposite the American embassy, ​​by blowing themselves up."

The operation resulted in "the killing of the terrorists and the wounding of five members of the security forces of varying severity injuries and lightly wounding civilians," according to the statement.

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