2019 Tunis bombings
The 2019 Tunis bombings occurred on 27 June 2019, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives in two areas of Tunis, Tunisia, killing a police officer and wounding nine other people. Later in that day, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.[2] The attack happened the same day Beji Caid Essebsi was taken to the hospital in critical condition for a serious health condition.[3] The attack also happened the day after a four year anniversary of a mass shooting attack at two Sousse hotels.[4]
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Part of ISIL insurgency in Tunisia | |
2019 Tunis bombings (Tunisia) | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Coordinates | 36°48′25″N 10°9′2″E |
Date | 27 June 2019 |
Target | Soldiers; military personnel |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 2 (+2)[1] |
Injured | 8 |
Perpetrator | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Attack
The first suicide bombing happened near the French embassy on Charles de Gaulle street in Tunis. The attacker targeted a police patrol killing one officer and injuring four including another officer and three civilians.[5] The second attack happened when the bomber blew up at a national guard base in al-Qarjani district of Tunis.[6]
Responsibility
Many attacks happened in 2015 in Tunisia, including an attack at a tourist museum in Tunis in March,[7] a tourist resort in June and an attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in November in Tunis. After 2015, major terror attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant did not occur until October 2018, when a female lone wolf wounded 15 in a suicide bombing in Tunis.[8]
Security measures
As a result of these attacks, on 5 July 2019, Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab – a full-face veil – in public institutions with immediate effect, citing security reasons. The decision, which was reported on state media, comes at a time of heightened security in the country. The attack was the third such incident within a week and came at the peak of tourist season as Tunisia prepared for an autumn parliamentary election.[9]
References
- "Death toll in Tunisia bombings rises to 2; IS claims role". ABC News. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Islamic State claims suicide attacks on police in Tunisian capital". Reuters. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Tunisia's President Essebsi suffers 'severe health crisis'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- Aliriza, Fadil; Walsh, Declan (27 June 2019). "Suicide Bombers Attack Security Forces in Tunisia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Tunis suicide bombs kill police officer, injure at least 8". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Twin suicide attacks rock central Tunis". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- Siddique, Haroon; Tran, Mark (18 March 2015). "Tunisia terror attack: 19 dead after gunmen storm museum". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Woman blows herself up in Tunis". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions after bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.