Tunisia Declares State of Emergency

November 25, 2015 | 11:06 AM | 2 Views
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After a dangerous bomb blast at bus and left 12 deaths the Tunisia state government declared emergency and curfew in the state.

Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said to the news daily there as, “As a result of this painful event, this great tragedy... I proclaim a state of emergency for 30 days under the terms of law and a curfew in greater Tunis from 9pm until 5am tomorrow."

One of the victims at the incident said that, most of the agents in the bus are dead and this attack was mainly done by the Jihadist.

“Presidential spokesman Moez Sinaoui, who described the bombing as an attack said the curfew would stay in place until further notice.”

The President and the interior Minister visited the place and invested the incident. The US states condemned and supported with extended hands for the recovery.

US Secretary of State John Kerry "was proud to stand with Tunisian leaders earlier this month in Tunis and reaffirm our countries' extensive economic, governance, and security cooperation", a spokesman for his department said.

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