Tunisia
Tunisia Declares State of Emergency After Explosion on Bus
Tuesday's blast on a main boulevard in the capital underscored Tunisia's vulnerability to Islamist militancy following the gun assaults on a Sousse hotel in June and the Bardo Museum in Tunis in March, both claimed by Islamic State. No group claimed Tunis — With more than 3,000 hours sunshine a year, photovoltaic should be the … Read more
Tunisia attack: Survivor lay in victim's blood 'trying to keep her awake'
Thousands of holidaymakers have left Tunisia following a terrorist attack in Sousse in which 38 people were killed, including three Irish people. A couple in their mid 50s, named locally as Laurence (Larry) and Martina Hayes from Athlone, Co Westmeath Thousands of British tourists are fleeing Tunisia in the aftermath of the bloody terrorist attack … Read more
Tunisian police hunt for accomplices to tourist beach attack
Tunisia Attack: Family Members Feared Dead. Identities of tourists shot dead on a Tunisian beach are confirmed – with at least 15 Britons among the 38 victims. 18:07, UK, Sunday 28 June 2015. Play video "Three Generations Of Family Killed" The Queen has sent her "sincere condolences" to the families of those killed in the … Read more
Tourists flee as chilling details emerge in Tunisia
Tour operators have begun the task of making alternative plans for the thousands of holidaymakers due to travel to Tunisia. However many will only be able change their destination rather than receive a refund it was revealed as travel firms today TUNIS, Tunisia — Stories of terror and bravery emerged Saturday as foreign visitors rushed … Read more
Suspected Accomplices Arrested in Tunisian Museum Attack
Tunisia has been viewed as the lone democratic success story in the Arab Spring. But the North African nation is not without its issues, including an uneven economy and the distinction of having more citizens — up to 3,000 (CNN) Tunisia's tourism industry has been thrown into disarray by a terror attack on Wednesday that … Read more
Reports: Four arrested in Tunisia museum attack
MILITANTS gunned down 19 tourists getting off buses outside Tunisia's national museum then took others hostage before being shot by security forces. The company said the MSC Splendida called the port of La Goulette, Tunisia on Wednesday, and offered a shore excursion to the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. "During the visit at the museum, … Read more
Tourist Massacre Jolts Cradle of Arab Spring
2:27 a.m. (0127 GMT, 9:27 p.m. EDT). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms the deaths of three Japanese, and says three others were injured. Japanese broadcaster NHK, quoting an unnamed senior official, says the government is aware of the MILITANTS gunned down 19 tourists getting off buses outside Tunisia's national museum then took others hostage … Read more