Fri 06 March 2020:
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside the United States embassy in the Tunisian capital, authorities have said, in the most serious attack in months.
Witnesses said a man on a motorbike blew himself up near the diplomatic mission in the Berges du Lac district, causing panic among pedestrians at the site.
Sucide attack with a motorbike targeting the US embassy in Tunis, no casualties has been reported yet.
Photos grabbed from other twitts. pic.twitter.com/UH94C8o5t5
— Karim Benabdallah (@karim2k) March 6, 2020
Photos posted on local news websites showed damaged vehicles on the road outside the embassy.
The flag of the United States could be seen fluttering in the background.
Emergency personnel are responding to an explosion that occurred near the U.S. Embassy in Tunis. Please avoid the area and monitor local media for updates.
— U.S. Embassy Tunis (@usembassytunis) March 6, 2020
Dozens of people have been killed in multiple attacks by Islamic extremists in Tunisia, notably in 2015 when the famed Bardo Museum outside the capital and a luxury beach hotel were attacked.
The US Embassy, located in a residential area on the outskirts of Tunis, was attacked in 2012 by crowds angered by an anti-Muslim film produced in the United States.
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