Suicide Bomber Wounds many in Central Tunis

Local Editor

A suicide bomber blew herself up on a busy Tunis avenue Monday afternoon, killing herself and wounding many others, Tunisia's TAP news agency reported

The 30-year-old woman set off the blast just before 2 p.m. in the Tunisian capital's popular Habib Bourguiba avenue, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Sofiene Zaag, quoted by TAP.

TAP says that eight police officers were among the injured, and one civilian. It said that apart from the bomber, there have been no further reported deaths.

Zaag was quoted by TAP as saying the explosion took place in front of Tunis' city theater. Habib Bourguiba avenue is considered the cultural, political and economic heart of Tunis – and is sometimes called Tunisia's Champs Elysees.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team