Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy
Baku, March 7, AZERTAC
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside the United States embassy in the Tunisian capital, killing a policeman and injuring six other people, authorities said, in the most serious attack in months, according to Al Jazeera.
An explosion at around midday on Friday rocked the Berges du Lac district, where the highly fortified embassy is located, causing panic among pedestrians and motorists.
"Two individuals targeted a security patrol... in the street leading to the American embassy," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Photos posted on local news websites showed damaged vehicles on the road outside the embassy.
"We heard a very powerful explosion ... we saw the remains of the terrorist lying on the ground after he went on the motorbike towards the police," said Amira, a shopkeeper, told Reuters news agency.
Police taped off the area around the blast site, which was littered with debris. The US flag could be seen fluttering in the background.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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