2015 Tunis bombing

Islamic State terror attack in Tunisia November 2017 Tunisia Tunis#Tunisia 270 Muhamed V Avenue center #FFFFDD 36.8110 N 10.1846 E 2015 Tunis bombing Tunis, Tunisia Presidential escorts 24 November 2015 Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia Suicide bombing 14 (including the perpetrator) State of emergency declared after 14 killed in Tunis bus attack https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-11-killed-after-explosion-tunisian-capital-1102255450 24 November 2015 Middle East Eye 24 November 2015 16 Houssem Abdelli Houssem Abdelli Semtex explosive belt On 24 November 2015, a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards exploded, killing 12, on a principal road in Tunis, Tunisia.Gandar Kashmira Tunisia bus explosion: Bomb kills 12 on Tunis bus in 'act of terror' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/tunisia-bombing-bus-explodes-near-rcd-party-headquarters-a6747166.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/tunisia-bombing-bus-explodes-near-rcd-party-headquarters-a6747166.html 1 May 2022 subscription 24 November 2015 The Independent 24 November 2015Amara Tarek Bombing of Tunisia presidential guard bus kills 12 http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-security-attacks-idUKKBN0TD25P20151124 https://web.archive.org/web/20160501023717/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-security-attacks-idUKKBN0TD25P20151124 dead 1 May 2016 24 November 2015 Reuters 24 November 2015 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Deadly Bus Attack in Tunis https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-bus-attack-in-tunis-1448468001 27 November 2015 The Wall Street Journal 25 November 2015Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal Tunis bus attack https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/25/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-fatal-tunis-bus-attack 27 November 2015 The Guardian 25 November 2015 The bomber, who also died in the attack, was identified as Houssem Abdelli.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-security-idUSKBN0TF1FT20151126 Tunisia identifies bus suicide bomber as Tunisian national Reuters Bombing On 24 November 2015, at least 12 people were killed in a bus bombing in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The bus was carrying members of the Tunisian Presidential Security guard. The blast happened when the vehicle was parked near a main artery in the Tunisian capital where guard members are typically picked up and dropped off, according to an official in the Tunisian Prime Minister's office.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/24/africa/tunisia-explosion/index.html ISIS claims Tunisia bomb attack that killed 12 Houda Zaghdoudi Sara Sidner Greg Botelho Ed Payne 24 November 2015 CNN 25 November 2015 The explosion, described as an "attack" by presidential spokesman Moez Sinaoui, struck on the capital's Mohamed V Avenue, a ministry official told AFP. An AFP journalist reported seeing the partly burnt out shell of the bus, with police, ambulances, and fire trucks at the scene. Bomb attack on Tunisia presidential guard bus kills at least 14 https://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attack-tunisia-presidential-guard-bus-kills-11-171954570.html Yahoo News 24 November 2015 The bomber was identified as Houssem Abdelli, a 28-year-old resident of Tunis.http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/11/26/houssem-abdelli-named-as-principal-suspect-in-terror-attack/ Houssem Abdelli named as principal suspect in terror attack Tunisialive 27 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205033455/http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/11/26/houssem-abdelli-named-as-principal-suspect-in-terror-attack/ 5 December 2015 dead dmy-all The man's mother identified him from a photograph. Response The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced that this was an act of terrorism, The Latest: Tunisian attack was 'terrorist act'; 12 dead http://www.kltv.com/story/30595765/the-latest-tunisian-attack-was-terrorist-act-12-dead kltv.com 24 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125042133/http://www.kltv.com/story/30595765/the-latest-tunisian-attack-was-terrorist-act-12-dead 25 November 2015 dead dmy-all using a Semtex explosive traced to Libya.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-security-idUSKBN0TE0OF20151125 Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State Reuters The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement,Tunisia blast: Islamic State says it carried out bus attack https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34924226 25 November 2015 BBC News 25 November 2015 though authorities did not discuss any ties between the bomber and extremist groups. The group has also claimed responsibility for two attacks in Tunisia earlier in the year, targeting the tourism industry: the Bardo museum attack in March and an attack on a beach resort in Sousse in June.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-security-idUSKBN0TD24920151125 Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12 Amara Tarek Reuters 28 November 2015 After the attack, President Beji Caid Essebsi placed Tunis under curfew and resumed a month-long state of emergency. The Tunisian Interior Ministry reported that national security raids had led to the arrest of 40 people with suspected ties to terrorist groups. Among the people arrested were the suspected bomber's sister and mother.https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/27/africa/tunisia-explosion/index.html Dozens arrested in Tunisian presidential guard bombing 27 November 2015 28 November 2015 CNN The Tunisian government's Security Council shut down Facebook accounts and websites linked to terrorist groups. 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