2015 Tunis bombing

2015 Tunis bombing
Part of ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
2015 Tunis bombing is located in Tunis
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2015 Tunis bombing (Tunis)
2015 Tunis bombing is located in Tunisia
2015 Tunis bombing
2015 Tunis bombing (Tunisia)
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Date24 November 2015
TargetPresidential escorts
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponSemtex explosive belt[1]
Deaths14 (including the perpetrator)[2]
Injured16
PerpetratorsHoussem Abdelli

On 24 November 2015, a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards exploded, killing 12, on a principal road in Tunis, Tunisia.[3][4] ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[5][6] The bomber, who also died in the attack, was identified as Houssem Abdelli.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Tunisia identifies bus suicide bomber as Tunisian national". Reuters.
  2. ^ "State of emergency declared after 14 killed in Tunis bus attack". Middle East Eye. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Gandar, Kashmira (24 November 2015). "Tunisia bus explosion: Bomb kills 12 on Tunis bus in 'act of terror'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ Amara, Tarek (24 November 2015). "Bombing of Tunisia presidential guard bus kills 12". Reuters. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Deadly Bus Attack in Tunis". The Wall Street Journal. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal Tunis bus attack". The Guardian. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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