Tunisia ‘suicide bomb attack’ near French embassy
Tunisia’s capital was rocked by a loud explosion
today amid reports a suicide bomber blew himself up near the French embassy.
A second suicide bomber was said to be on the run
after an explosion in the main avenue in the centre of Tunis.
Witnesses said a police patrol van was targeted and
there would be "many victims".
One report claimed the terrorists detonated a car
bomb on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, although another report said it was on nearby
Charles de Gaulle street.
It was around 100 yards from France's embassy and
also close to the Palmarium shopping centre which was targeted by a female
suicide bomber in October.
Habib Bourguiba Avenue is in the heart of the
commercial and tourist district and is lined with western hotels and a theatre.
British tourists have only recently started
returning to Tunisia after the Sousse beach massacre and Bardo museum shooting
in 2015.
