At Least Four Wounded as Second Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up in Tunisian Capital

By Staff, Agencies

A second suicide blast rocked the Tunisian capital city of Tunis on Thursday as a bomber blew himself up near a police station in al-Qarjani district, the Tunisian Interior Ministry reported.

At least four people have been wounded as a result of the explosion.

Earlier, two police officers and three civilians were injured in a blast that Tunis in the proximity of the French embassy, according to the Tunisian Interior Ministry. The attack targeted a police car in Charles-de-Gaule Street in downtown Tunis.

According to eyewitness reports, the suicide bomber triggered an explosive device in front of a police car, leaving several people injured.

A video has appeared on Facebook showing Tunisian police and other emergency services dealing with the aftermath of the blast. In the clip, at least one injured person can be seen. 

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Central Tunis has been rocked by suicide blasts a few times in recent years. The country has been struggling with the threat posed by militant groups active in remote areas bordering Algeria ever since the toppling of President Zine Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.