Bus bomb kills 12 in Tunis

Police and rescue forces at the scene of an explosion in Tunis, Tunisia. Twelve members of the Tunisian presidential security service were killed when an explosion hit their bus. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

Police and rescue forces at the scene of an explosion in Tunis, Tunisia. Twelve members of the Tunisian presidential security service were killed when an explosion hit their bus. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

Published Nov 24, 2015

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Tunis - Tunisia's government will declare a state of emergency giving security forces more powers after a bomb attack on a bus full of presidential guards in Tunis killed at least 12 people, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

The North African country had imposed a state of emergency after a gunman attacked a hotel, killing foreign tourists, in the beach resort of Sousse in June. It was lifted last month.

Reuters

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